“This is my Beloved, and this is my Friend” (Song of Solomon v. 16).
He is our Friend. “Which of you shall have a friend at night?” This has
deep significance through the experience of each one of us. Who has not
had a friend, and more of a friend in some respects than even a father?
There are some intimacies not born of human blood that are the most
intense and lasting bonds of earthly love. One by one let us count them
over and recall each act and bond of love, and think of all that we may
trust them for and all in which they stood by us, and then as we
concentrate the whole weight of recollection and affection, let us put God
in that place of confidence and think He is all that and infinitely more.
Our Friend! The one who is personally interested in us; who has set His
heart upon us; who has come near to us in the tender and delicate intimacy
of unspeakable fellowship; who gave us such invaluable pledges and
promises; who has done so much for us, and who is ever ready to take any
trouble or go to any expense to aid us—to Him we are coming in prayer, our
Heavenly Friend.