Be Comforted in God

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Aug 5, 1913

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 40, No. 30.

Be Comforted in God

"Comfort ye, comfort ye My people, saith your God." "Comfort" comes from "co," with, and "fort," strength. It does not mean mere sympathy or pity, or mere words spoken in sympathy. It does not mean that the sorrow or trouble is taken away. It means that the comforter goes with us in the trial, the struggle, the sorrow, goes with us strongly, goes with us to strengthen us. It is helpful to have a human comforter; but to His children God gives the assurance, "I, even I, am He that comforteth you." And again in infinite solicitude He whispers: "As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted." "Lo, I am with you always." He is with us to make us strong, to lift us up, to give the assurance of strength to the fainting heart. With what wonderful skill and tact and tenderness the mother comforted! But she too was mortal. The Infinite One does not die, can not fail. He will strengthen us with the tenderness and sweetness and power of His presence to the end. Be comforted in God.