I would like to explore a little further what the author meant by his use of the word “COMFORT”. It is used in our culture often referring to things that make us feel good like: “comfort foods”. While there may be things in our lives that do provide us with relative comfort, such as our homes, things we like to eat or wear, and not to diminish the importance of having food and clothing but the catechism seems to transcend those earthly comforts. Comfort seems to be a familiar word to most people but how many truly possess it?

I once worked with a woman, who told me that she liked to go to church to sing praise choruses and get her “fix” for the week. Without that weekly fix, this woman did not feel comfortable. How is the comfort that question 1 focuses on transcend the temporal comfort that this woman needed weekly “fixes” in order to have in her life?

Let’s look at the following texts:
Psalm 32:1–5
Philippians 4:6
1 Peter 1:18-19
1 Cor. 6:19,20
1 Cor 3:23
2 Cor 3:17
John 8:36
Romans 8:28

So let’s see if we can get a better understanding of the catechism’s use of the word “COMFORT”. Using Scripture, please define what comfort is. Where does this comfort come from? What does comfort bring to our lives and is it necessary to our lives? How does having this comfort influence or affect how we live our daily lives?

The Chestnut Mare