In our youth, we often have a best friend. There is a particular joy in having and being a best friend. I am thinking just now of several friends of mine, and each in my mind is a 'best' friend. Yet I don't find myself feeling disloyal or fake in claiming them each as in that category. A few months ago, I came up with this saying and sent it to several 'best' friends. It goes:
"In my banquet of friends, you are the dessert." This is a heartfelt complement. I trust that each finds joy in being so named, and that angel food cake, apple pie, and doughnuts can all be desserts that delight in blessing my life. We can never have enough quality friends.
The ultimate friend is Jesus the Savior.
'I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.' John 15:15
