Christ and Calamity: Grace and Gratitude in the Darkest Valley

by Harold L. Senkbeil

comfort isn’t necessarily comfortable. Finding comfort doesn’t always mean we are released from suffering. Instead, it means we are not alone in our personal misery or pain; we have company when we hurt. That’s what a “comforter” is in the New Testament: someone called alongside us to sustain us in calamity.

Faith was first planted in you by the Holy Spirit, and it grows steadfast under fire, strengthening your grip on Jesus and his cross.