Of all the wonderful gifts that God has given us, one of the greatest is friendship. It certainly makes my own personal “Top Ten” list. When we’re going through some emotional or physical trial of life, friends can help to reassure us that God is there with us, and we don’t have to face any obstacle life throws in our path alone.

I remember my two best friends from my high school days - Larry and Freddy. We were “The Three Musketeers” in those days. Wherever you saw one of us, the other two were not far away. We helped each other get through many a crisis in those difficult teenage years. I often wonder where they are now. I haven’t seen either of them in the last twenty years.

You see, although we were as close as friends can be all those years ago, somehow we drifted apart after high s…