Comfort
A cheerful heart brings a smile to your face;
a sad heart makes it hard to get through the day. ~ Proverbs 15:13 (MSG)
All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. ~ 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NLT)
KEY IDEA:
God is the one who lifts us up.
PRAYER:
Kind God, you are the one who eases my load. I need to become better at channeling your comfort to others. I admit that sometimes I stress others out. I want to be able to appy your comfort to the people in my life. But I am going to need more of your guidance on that, please. Amen.
TRANSLATIONS
ABP = Authorized Boydston Paraphrase — my own freestyle biblical adaptation — somewhere between paraphrase, commentary, and sermon
CEB = Common English Bible (©2011, the Common English Bible)
CEV = Contemporary English Version (©1995, American Bible Society)
MSG = The Message (©1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson)
NIRV = New International Reader's Version (©1996, 1998, Biblica)
NIV = New International Version (©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011, Biblica)
NLT = New Living Translation (©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, Tyndale House Foundation)
