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such as the paying of the ransom of Calvary, but of a Person, who by His personal appearance actually comes to comfort us. Over-

whelmed by

distress and sorrow, we have not lost the comfort, for nothing can come to us without the will of our heavenly Father

but

we may have

It is one thing to be watchand to remember that even this affliction maybe to God's glory and a blessing to the child; and quite another when a faithful parent enters the room, and seeing my tears wipes them away reading my sorrow seeks to drive it from my heart; with the warmth of his love cherishing me in the coldness of my desolation and leaning my head against his breast looks me hopefully in the eye and smoothing my brow, with holy

lost the Comforter.

ing by the bedside of

my

sick child,

;

;

;

animation, points

me

to heaven, inspiring

me

heavenly Father. Comfort is a deposited treasure from which like the sacrifice of Christ in

Calvary

whom

is all

my

with trust in

I

can borrow

;

my it

is

comfort, because on

He opened

to all the house of Israel a fountain for sin and But a comforter is o. person, who, when I can not go to the fountain nor even see it, goes for me and fills his pitcher and puts the refreshing drops to my burning lips. When Ishmael lay perishing with thirst, his mother's comfort was near by in the cleft of the rock from which the water came gfushing down yet with comfort so near he might have died. But when the angel of the Lord appeared and showed her the water, then Hagar had found

uncleanness.

;

her Comforter.

And He was

Holy

So long as Jesus walked on earth He lifted them when they stumbled when discouraged and distressed by fear and doubt. He was their faithful Savior and Comforter. But Himself was not comforted. When in Gethsemane, being exceedingly sorrowful even unto death. He asked them for comfort, they could not give it to Him. They were powerless they slept and could not watch with Him one hour. So He struggled alone, uncomforted and comsuch

is

the

Spirit.

the Comforter of His disciples. ;

;

fortless, until

an angel came and did what sinners could not do,

comforting the Savior in His distress.

about to depart from the earth, Jesus foreknew how desoHis disciples would be. They were weak, helpless, broken reeds. As the slender vine clings to the oak, so they cling to their Lord. And now. as the tree was to be removed and the vines

When

late

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