The Journey Continues: What a Friend!
"The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks with a friend." - Exodus 33:11a One of my late mom's favorite hymns was "What a Friend we have in Jesus". Today, as I read the passage above in my devotions, the lyrics of that well-known hymn came to my mind: What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer! O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear, all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer! Recently, I lost a friend and coworker of mine, someone I'd known for 45 years. Over the decades we'd spent several hours in conversation, shared lunches, and lazy summer afternoons at the beach after work. When I heard of his passing I was devastated. It motivated me to cultivate deeper friendships that go beyond Facebook: friendships that invest in time and face-to-face conversations. My devotions today referenced the first 14 verses of the 33rd chap...
