When you are in the pit of suffering—on the verge of death, even—Jesus isn’t up in heaven simply blasting you down below with some ethereal virtues. He’s not “sending good thoughts”—or worse, “good vibes”—your way. No, when you are laid low in the dark well of despair, when the whole world seems to be crashing down on you, when your next breath seems sure to be your last, Christ Jesus is down in the void with you, holding you. He keeps your hand between his own. He offers his breast for your weary head. He whispers the words of comfort a whisker’s breadth from your ear: “And behold, I am with
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