2 Corinthians 1

When do you need comfort? When you’re sick or distressed. Paul addresses the subject at the outset of his second letter to the Corinthian church.

He established God as the source of his comfort. It comes as strength and hope when you’re in a tough place. God doesn’t always deliver us from trouble, but He always gives us strength to endure. As a loving parent, He knows we need struggles to become strong. After we’ve received comfort from Him, we are to give it to others.

Someone who has lost a loved one REALLY KNOWS how to comfort someone else who is grieving. Someone who has cancer can comfort someone else who has received a frightening diagnosis.

Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. [Ps. 23:4]