Comfort Is Infectious – Pass It On!

Posted on October 5, 2025 by mitchteemley
Little girl is comforting her crying sister

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we may comfort others who are in trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.”

~2 Corinthians 1:3-4

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32 Responses to Comfort Is Infectious – Pass It On!

  1. Eileen Norman says:
    October 5, 2025 at 11:42 am

    Some of us are worriers and add to our actual problems all other possible ones. A friend said her mother’s response to useless worry was, “It’s not Pearl Harbor.” Mine is “The World won’t end.” Sometimes I add, “Not even if I wish it would.” Comforting is challenging, because we think we have to fix the problem, and usually we can’t. Listening, with our feelings, rather than logic, is what it takes to comfort others. Some of us have to learn we can’t take on others’ problems or pain. It doesn’t help them or us. Just the being present on a feeling level when they need someone to really HEAR their pain along with their words, can be grace for them. For what it’s worth, what I’ve learned the hard way in 88 years.

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  2. L.G. says:
    October 5, 2025 at 11:58 am

    Amen

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  3. KAMBAMI says:
    October 5, 2025 at 12:20 pm

    Toda oração nos conforta, toda oração trás Deus mais para perto, Simplifica os problemas da vida, torna-a leve. que assim seja, Amém!

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  4. Ezekiel Fish says:
    October 5, 2025 at 12:29 pm

    It’s a blessing being able to help others, an honour.

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  5. Andrew McDowell says:
    October 5, 2025 at 12:45 pm

    Amen. Thanks for sharing, Mitch.

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  6. Norma says:
    October 5, 2025 at 2:14 pm

    Thanks You is very interesting and necessary

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  7. Mr. Ohh's Sideways View says:
    October 5, 2025 at 3:03 pm

    Very sweet Mitch. 🤣😎🙃

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  8. Rene Heartsong says:
    October 5, 2025 at 4:16 pm

    Comfort is definitely a good thing–and easy most times–to pass around.

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  9. Nancy Homlitas says:
    October 5, 2025 at 8:13 pm

    The more we suffer, the more we seek comfort and realize how important it is to comfort others. Good Godly message, Mitch. 🙂

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  10. Lina Valkema says:
    October 5, 2025 at 9:34 pm

    If God is for us who can ever be against us!

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  11. Maren says:
    October 6, 2025 at 5:40 am

    I find it easier to comfort than let myself be comforted. Both are so important. Thank you for this post and reminding me of this text.

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  12. #hood says:
    October 6, 2025 at 6:35 am

    are you praying

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  13. Anonymous says:
    October 6, 2025 at 10:26 am

    Amen, everything we face is a mission ground for those who come behind us

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  14. Anonymous says:
    October 6, 2025 at 12:51 pm

    Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person; free me from my skin’ having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but to pour them all out, just as they are, chaff and grain together, perhaps decorated sighs from heartfelt breathing ‘YAhWEH!
    knowing that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then, with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away… Exhale’ Yahweh!
    Comfort me.

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  15. Mitzy Bricker says:
    October 6, 2025 at 8:33 pm

    Beautiful and Amen. Glory to God!

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  17. Karen :) says:
    October 7, 2025 at 7:50 am

    Thank you for this reminder, Mitch. I recently led two morning retreats, and after each one, there was this deep sense of comfort (even as troubles persist). God works through community, through our listening, caring, and sharing together. I am experiencing this more and more. And so, I thank you for bringing us together in this online community, too.

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  19. Jennie says:
    October 7, 2025 at 7:55 pm

    It is, very much so..

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  20. Shari says:
    October 8, 2025 at 2:49 am

    Amen!

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  21. Nusrat Khan says:
    October 8, 2025 at 10:59 am

    God is full of Love and compassion and so should we be.
    Passing love and comfort to all His creations

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