{"id":428,"date":"2011-08-18T10:46:28","date_gmt":"2011-08-18T14:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/discoveriesofawanderer\/?p=428"},"modified":"2011-08-18T11:01:02","modified_gmt":"2011-08-18T15:01:02","slug":"words-of-comfort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/discoveriesofawanderer\/2011\/08\/words-of-comfort.html","title":{"rendered":"Words of Comfort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a break from your high-stress day? Check out these quotes that will give you some ease and comfort.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;The more you have, the more you&#8217;re occupied; the less you have, the more free you are.&#8221; &#8211; Mother Teresa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Slow down, simplify, and be kind.&#8221; &#8211; Naomi Judd<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Heaven is full of answers to prayer for which no one bothered to ask.&#8221; &#8211; Billy Graham (submitted by Rebecca Shirley)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Think of some ways you could comfort yourself, other than by eating. Here&#8217;s a starter list: hug yourself or another person, take a hot bath, stroke your face or pat yourself on the arm, tell yourself that you\u2019re good and that you love yourself.&#8221; &#8211; Norris Chumley<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.&#8221; &#8211; Jesus (John 14:27 NIV)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&#8220;God does not comfort us to make us comfortable only, but to make us comforters.&#8221; &#8211; Dr. John Henry Jowett<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can help comfort a child in need.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/content.nsf\/pages\/become-a-sponsor-today-bolivia?Open&amp;campaign=2100664\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.worldvision.org\/wp-content\/themes\/wvusblog2\/images\/bloggers\/bolivia\/boliviaSquare.jpg\" alt=\"Sponsor in Bolivia\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a>\u00a0You also might like these uplifting galleries:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Inspiration\/2010\/06\/Inspiring-Quotes-on-Embracing-Change.aspx\">Inspiring Quotes on Embracing Change<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/features.beliefnet.com\/wholeliving\/2011\/04\/quotes-for-keeping-the-faith-during-hard-times.html\">Keeping the Faith\u00a0During Hard Times<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Love-Family\/Relationships\/2009\/07\/Summer-Love-Quotes.aspx\">Summer Love Quotes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a break from your high-stress day? 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