Three Friends

(Dedicated to my friend Lucas Goerner--RIP.)

If A’s good friends with B and B with C,
then aren’t both A and C, Lord, good friends too?
So as we’re good friends, Lord, as he’s with me,
then is not he a good friend, Lord, with You?

So if to You, O Lord, for him I pray,
will You not see Him too as Your good friend?
And if we three friends do not drift away,
will You not then befriend him to the end?

So long I pray we friends will stay the race,
so long our friendship three will never cease,
I pray we rate with You our state of grace,
and pray You share with us Your life and peace.

Befriend us, Lord, in this our hour of need,
so we can follow where, O Lord, You lead.

-- by Pete Voelz       12/4/12