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Travelodge reported this week that they have reunited more than 75,000 teddy bears with their owners in the last year. That’s an amazing number and even more revealing that not all the owners were children!

Apparently there is often a call from frantic business men and women who suddenly realise that their teddies have been left behind and they would do and pay almost any amount to get them back.

There again it’s not only the faithful teddy that evokes such feelings of home and comfort. Winnie the Pooh and Paddington bear are not far down the list.

If cuddling up to Teddy when we’re far from home and separated from our loved ones can bring such feelings of peace and comfort how much more is God’s promise to comfort his children.

The Bible tells of a God who does not slumber and sleep, who watches over us and will never leave us whatever life has in store for us. As a well loved prayer which generations of children of all ages have said aloud or quietly as eyelids have become heavy in sleep. ‘Lord keep us safe this night, secure from all our fears, May angels guard us while we sleep ‘till morning light appears’.

God is more than just a soft cuddly toy he is the sovereign protector of all who call upon him, and that’s the greatest comfort of all.

The Reverend David Jones.

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