Trouble and Comfort

The greater the troubles,

The greater the comfort.

The deeper the disappointment,

The deeper the grace.

The harder the trial,

The softer the mercy.

Paul said it plainly:

“As we share abundantly

In Christ’s sufferings,

So through Christ, we share abundantly

In comfort too.” (2 Cor. 1:5)

May you know

The comfort of God

Abundantly,

Pervasively,

Sweetly,

Powerfully,

So that your simplest sorrows

And deepest losses

Are swallowed up into

A Mysterious Grace

And healed.