One of the greatest gifts you can receive or give is to be known as a person who is a Comfort. There is a word that is used only once in the New Testament that conveys this idea, and it is found in Col. 4:11 where Paul says, “…for they have become a comfort to me.” The Greek word is paragoria from which we have the medicine called paregoric, which is a powerful pain killer. There is also another term, paraklesis, which is often translated as comfort or encouragement. 2 Cor 1:3-4 - “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort; who comforts us in all our affliction so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”
All of us experience uncomfortable situations and circumstances as we live our lives. Our discomfort comes in many manifestations. I hope you have sensed the comfort of the Lord during calamity. I also hope you have people in your life about whom you can say, “they have become a comfort to me.” I also hope perhaps you are one of those people who is a Comfort.
Serving Him with you, until He comes for us.
Fred | 
