Consolation

From 2 Corinthians 1:3-5, "Praised be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all consolation! He comforts us in all our afflictions and thus enables us to comfort those who are in trouble, with the same consolation we have received from him."

As is often the case, I was just writing to my friend the other day about how impressed I was with her faith and how God seems to have given her so many consolations, whereas I sometimes don't feel that I have been given those same consolations from God as others. When my faith hit bottom near the time of my marriage, whether coincidence or not, it was because I was looking for consolation directly from God and never considered the fact that he was sending his consolation to me through others, if I had only been more open to them. I am now. Those who can pass on that consolation to others will indeed be blessed, and those that keep the faith despite receiving any "direct" consolation will eventually recieve their reward too.