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CRADLED IN CONFORT Read: Isaiah 66:12–16 Bible in a Year: Joshua 13–15; Luke 1:57–80 As a mother comforts her , so will I comfort you. Isaiah 66:13 My friend entrusted me with the privilege of holding her precious, four-day-old . Not long after I took the baby into my arms, she started to fuss. I hugged her closer, my cheek pressed against her head, and began to sway and hum in a gentle rhythm to soothe her. Despite these earnest attempts, and my decade and a half of parenting experience, I couldn’t pacify her. She became increasingly upset until I placed her back into the crook of her mother’s eager arm. Peace washed over her almost instantaneously; her cries subsided and her newborn frame relaxed into the safety she already trusted. My friend knew precisely how to hold and pat her to alleviate her distress. God extends comfort to His like a mother: tender, trustworthy, and diligent in her efforts to calm her . When we are weary or upset, He carries us affectionately in His arms. As our Father and Creator, He knows us intimately. He “will keep in perfect peace all who trust in [him], all whose thoughts are fixed on [him]” (Isa. 26:3 nlt). As a mother comforts her , so will I comfort you. Isaiah 66:13 When the troubles of this world weigh heavy on our hearts, we can find comfort in the knowledge that He protects and fights for us, His , as a loving parent. Lord, help me to look to You for my comfort in times of distress. For help in finding God’s comfort, read The Lord Is My Shepherd: Rest and Renewal from Psalm 23 at discoveryseries.org/hp952. God’s comfort soothes us perfectly. 
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So true! Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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