I have a teddy bear collection.  I simply cannot resist their adorable faces.  I used to have hundreds of them in 3 rooms of my house.  When we moved to a smaller place 3 years ago, I had to downsize.  Now I might have 100 left.  I tried to keep only the ones with special meaning to me.  That was difficult because there is a story behind each of them.

What is it about teddy bears that makes them so irresistible?  They are soft and cuddly, but even the ceramic ones are still “soft and cuddly”, at least in personality.  Teddy bears make the greatest of friends.  They never get mad at you.  They never gossip.  They never say mean things.  And they are wonderful at keeping secrets.

Each one has it’s own personality and physical appearance.  They come in all colors and all sizes.  They dress in many different ways, or maybe not at all.   Sounds like humans, doesn’t it?

     Sometimes a teddy bear can be your best friend.  Although, it is hard to get an answer out of them.  Though they are a bit more tight lipped than most of our human friends, still it’s a good to have a real flesh and blood friend or two.  Having Jesus as our best friend is even better.

     He is always there and knows how to keep our secrets too.  He will never fail or forsake us.  He will never be misplaced like our teddy bear might.  He loves us unconditionally and is always ready to hold us in His arms and let us cry.  Jesus can be everywhere at once, so you can need Him at the same time I do and we both get His full attention.

     I’ll keep my teddy bear collection  just for the fun of it, but I Jesus will always be my best friend.