Yesterday we talked about the ministry of comfort, what I call “soul care.” The healing it provides is gradual. Within this slow process there will likely be times of supernatural visitation, but for the most part the healing that occurs is more like the coming of spring after a long winter. The caring person understands this and is patient. The assurance his/her presence provides during this lengthy process gives the person in crisis the strength to continue. During these critical moments may your testimony be, “… we were gentle among you, like a mother caring for her little children” (2 Thessalonians 2:7).
“But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus.”
— 2 Corinthians 7:6 (NIV 1984)
Lord Jesus give me a heart of compassion and the patience to lovingly care for those who are hurting. In Your holy name I pray. Amen.