Contemplative Bible Reading

2 Corinthians 7:6 (New International Version)

⁶But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus,

In this simple little verse, Paul writes of an occasion when he and some other Christians were downcast – another way of writing that they were a depressed. God gave them some comfort. The form of the comfort – a visit by a friend named Titus.

Often, it seems to me that God works in grand and mysterious ways. He does that often.

Then there are times when God works in simple, little, almost trivial yet wonderful ways. Someone says hello; a stranger chuckles at something you both see while standing in a stalled line at the grocery store, and any of many little, simple, comforting actions.

Here is a simple little action that brings comfort.

Titus visited.

All we are told is that Titus visited. Titus didn’t perform any wonders; he didn’t manifest any miracles, he just visited. A friend from another place and another time comes to the here and now. We smile; we hug, and we renew joy.

This is simple, yet refreshing and recreating to the spirit and emotion.

Let God use us all as comforters. Let’s visit one another.