Quotes about Comfort

Peace is not the absence of trouble, but the presence of Christ.

If you find yourself right now in a place where you are heartbroken, I want to remind you that Christ is very close to the broken. Our culture throws broken things away, but our Savior never does. He gently gathers all the pieces, and with His love and in His time, He puts us back together.

Whether Jesus calms the storm or calms us in the storm, His love is the same, and His grace is enough.

I never knew You lived so close to the floor, but every time I am bowed down, crushed by this weight of grief, I feel Your hand on my head, Your breath on my cheek, Your tears on my neck. You never tell me to pull myself together, to stem the flow of many years. You simply stay by my side for as long as it takes, so close to the floor.

It is one thing to say that the Lord is my Shepherd; it is quite another to be lost and have Him guide me home.

We all need a place where we can give voice to the worst that torments our souls and still be held.

He sees those tears in your eyes. He knows the desire of your heart. And you will hear from Him-just in time to take the next step.

When twilight drops her curtain down And pins it with a star Remember that you have a friend Though she may wander far.

We think of faith as a source of comfort and understanding but find our expressions of faith sowing division; we believe ourselves to be a tolerant people even as racial, religious, and cultural tensions roil the landscape. And instead of resolving these tensions or mediating these conflicts, our politics fans them, exploits them,and drives us further apart.

I held my mother's hand, making sure she was comfortable before she settled in to rest. Then I went back to the hotel room and cried.

I should like to write my books only for the dear person who lies awake reading in bed until page last, then lets the open book fall gently on her face, to touch her smile or drink her tears.

I didn't wish to be comforted. "You can't replace people you love with other people," I said. "They're not like old shoes or something." "No. But you can trust that you're not going to run out of people to love.