Great Trouble and Great 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.