4. Chiefly Southern & Lower Northern US A quilted bedcover; a comforter. [Middle English comforten, from Old French conforter, to strengthen, from Late Latin cōnfortāre : Latin com-, intensive pref.; see com- + Latin fortis, strong; see bhergh- in Indo-European roots.] com′fort·...
We pull into Effingham at the end of a long trip to Texas and back. It’s so completely Midwestern: the motel snuggled between Wal-Mart and the freeway, the sign shouts “BEST RATES HERE”. The motel is very burgundy, from the industrial carpeting to the polyester-blend comforter. The ...
God is our ultimate comforter fit to heal a weary soul. "For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us." (2 Corinthians 1:20) Paul reminds us that the promises of God are rock solid. If God said something, it will come to pass....
Enveloped in their shaggy watch coats, and with their heads muffled in woollen comforters, all bedarned and ragged, and their beards stiff with icicles, they seemed an eruption of bears from Labrador. They had just landed from their boat, and this was the first house they entered. No ...
Counselor, Comforter, Dancer. The breath in every prayer, the longing in every heart. + Holy and undivided Trinity, your catholic and apostolic Church belongs to you alone. We give thanks for the renewing power of our baptism, making us Christ’s own forever—forgiven and free. ...
Macphail was making another of the innumerable comforters which she had turned out since the beginning of the war, and the doctor lit his pipe. But Davidson remained in his chair and with abstracted eyes stared at the table. At last he got up and without a word went out of...
His comforter had gone away, but he was not left “comfortless” for he had received the Mantle, the symbol of the power and equipping bestowed for ministry. Thus did Elisha cross the Jordan again and enter back into Israel. Eidersheim always seems to put it best, And Elisha saw it....
While most translations render the term as “Advocate”, other possibilities include “helper”, “comforter”, “aide”, “intercessor”, and “companion”. When Jesus first mentions the Paraclete, he does so in connection with an understanding of his own ministry and the time he has spent ...
The Holy Spirit is often described as the active presence of God in the world and in the lives of believers. In the Christian tradition, the Holy Spirit is associated with various roles and functions, including: Comforter/Advocate/Helper: The Holy Spirit is seen as a source of comfort and ...
There’s their puffed-out comforter and the hardwood floor and the metal nightstands which Mother didn’t want because they clashed with the cottage aesthetic of their room, but Father got them without asking and didn’t want to go back to Home Depot to argue for a refund. The bathroom ...