You're Not Alone

"Everybody needs a friend. Even a tree."

I can just hear Bob Ross saying this, whenever his fan brush would paint a "happy little tree" next to one standing alone.

This delightful TV-painter not only taught us the Joy of Painting. He gave us a vivid illustration of compassion, the essence of true friendship.

Literally, compassion means "to suffer together" (from the Latin compati). True friends never abandon us when disaster strikes. They never abandon us period.

This is our great God. Ever-present. Never forsaking. Suffering with us, all of our days. The Best Friend who longs for our hearts in return.

After the death of Moses, when God called Joshua to lead the Israelites into the Promised Land, He didn't turn him into a superhuman warrior. He didn't give him a vast army. He gave him a promise: "I will never leave you."

"Be not afraid,

neither be dismayed,

for the Lord your God is with you

wherever you go."

~ Joshua 1:9

You're not alone.

Owl City, featuring Britt Nicole, "You're Not Alone" (2014)
{with thanks to the sister-friend who shared this with me!}
Click here if you can't see the video.

Welcome, friend! God bless you for stopping by.

Always,

Healed By His Wounds

P.S. For more reflections on friendship, click here.