thoughts on the news of the day: comfort

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            “I just want warm food,” said one of the passengers debarking from the cruise ship that was stranded off the coast of California this week.  The luxury liner was without hot coffee or food, or lights and air conditioning because of a fire that filled the cabins with smoke and rendered the passengers prisoners for three days while the ship was towed into port.  The passengers had to subsist on spam and tang provided by a nearby navy aircraft carrier.

            Hot, tasty, comfort food – it’s what soothes us and feeds our hunger.  Sometimes a cold sandwich or salad will suffice, but for real hunger, you can’t beat a home cooked meal.  I went out to eat last night with some prospective members for our church and can I just say that even though it blew my diet, the warm mashed potatoes and country gravy nourished me is a way that a cold grilled chicken salad never could.

            Our souls hunger, too.  We want to be nourished and fed with warm thoughts and feelings that comfort and strengthen us.  Some people even starve from the deprivation that our culture allows and in that starvation comes a kind of death.  So, feed yourself today.  Find a steamy bowl of nourishing hearty soup or a big plate of warm macaroni and cheese.  Dig into a devotional book or other inspirational publication and cease those cravings for comfort, for strength, for love.

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