Comfort That Strengthens

A person sits quietly on the edge of a bed facing a sunlit window, bathed in soft morning light. Another hand rests near an open book on the floor, suggesting quiet companionship and reflection. The room is serene, evoking themes of comfort, presence, and spiritual peace.

Welcome back. We now enter the eighth book of the New Testament, 2 Corinthians, reading the first four chapters. The first thing that captured my attention was the repetition with which Paul used the word comfort in 2 Corinthians 1:3–7. In just five verses, he uses this word nine times. It caused me to pause […]