I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
–John 14:16-17 (KJV)–

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace,
whose mind is stayed on thee:
because he trusteth in thee.
–Isaiah 26:3 (KJV)–

God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble…
Be still, and know that I am God.
–Psalm 46:1, 10 (KJV)–

Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
–Hebrews 4:16 (NIV)–

God is my salvation;
I will trust, and not be afraid.
–Isaiah 12:2 (KJV)–

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
–Isaiah 41:10 (KJV)–

Think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
–1 Peter 4:12-13 (KJV)–

Being in an agony he prayed more earnestly:
and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood
falling down to the ground.
–Luke 22:44 (KJV)–

God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
–Revelation 21:4 (KJV)–

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We are accounted righteous before God only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by faith, and not for our own works or deservings. Wherefore, that we are justified by faith only is a most wholesome doctrine, and very full of comfort.
–Articles of Religion, “IX. OF THE JUSTIFICATION OF MAN.”–

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The Garden of Eden brought sin and suffering, but the Garden of Gethsemane brought salvation and healing. God cursed the ground with thorns and thistles, but his Son atoned for sin partly by receiving a crown of thorns, on to the same forehead that sweat drops of blood days before it happened.
–Genesis 3:18; Luke 22:44; Matthew 8:16-17; 27:29–

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Sweating through cold, grey, clay skin
Asleep with blank, wide eyes
Sweating through cold, grey, clay skin
Asleep with blank, wide eyes
And at night I fear my own way to lose it
And if you think that I’m alone you’ll never prove it
Numbness fades into pins and needles, depression and irrational fears
And at night I fear my own way to lose it
And if you think that I’m alone you’ll never prove it
And at night I fear my own way to lose it
And if you think that I’m alone you’ll never prove it
–Zao, “Quiet Passenger Pt. 1”–

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Lester Liles, ed. Streams of Healing: A Book of Comfort (Revell, 1958), pp. 126-144.

Richard J. Foster, Streams of Living Water (HarperOne, 1998).

Dr. Craig Keener, Suffering (Baker Academic, 2025).

Dr. Jack Deere, Why I Am Still Surprised by the Voice of God (Zondervan, 2022).

Dr. Guy Chevreau, Catch the Fire (HarperCollins, 1995).

Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God (Whitaker House, 1982).

Joan Carroll Cruz, Mysteries Marvels Miracles (TAN Books, 1997).

A Man Called Peter (20th Century Fox, 1955).