Comfort One Another With Prayer
The young, new preacher had just called on the telephone to ask for help on interpreting a passage. After about a 15-minute discussion and as the conversation began to draw to a close, I simply said, brother let’s pray before we hang up. After praying briefly, we said our goodbyes and ended the call. About a year later I was blessed to work alongside this same young preacher at a summer youth camp.
I Know How You Feel
One of my very best friends lost his son to Leukemia. A few years later a common acquaintance lost his son to Leukemia. I said to my friend, “well, at least you know how he feels.”