Beyond Loneliness: The Gift of God's Friendship

Loneliness touches everyone, whether they are young or old, rich or poor. It can be one of the most painful experiences of life.

There is a friend-shaped hole in all of our lives, Trevor Hudson writes. People long for relationship with others, but what may surprise them is that God actually longs to be friends with them.

Having a close friendship with God is the only thing that will ultimately bring joy and happiness and ease the ache of loneliness, Hudson says. In Beyond Loneliness, he prov...