“Affliction equips the suffering to empathize with others in anguish and not only does it strengthen them, it enables them to be consoling comforters in a world full of hurt.” PainSufferingGriefSorrowEmpathyAdversityHardshipDistressAfflictionComfortingComforters Author:Donna Lynn Hope
“The emotions of grief are ageless. Widows often feel they have lost their purpose in life. The worst part of a widow’s day is when her comforters leave. Every part of her daily routine has a kink in it, especially when it’s time to go to sleep. Going to bed without hearing someone say, goodnight, feels like leaving the period off the end of a sentence. Michael Ben Zehabe, Ruth: a woman’s guide to husband material, pg 18” GriefComfortersWidow S Day Book:Ruth: A Woman's Guide to Husband Material Source: Ruth: A Woman's Guide to Husband Material