Comforting Others

Wednesday Matters- June 9, 2021
Everyday Airport Lady

​I was in the airport waiting to board yet another plane. It was all taking too long. I sat down and realized the woman next to me was crying and shaking she was so upset.  Hey this is Debbie Griffith with Everyday Matters.

I didn’t think about it; it was as natural as could be to put my hand on her back and begin rubbing it.   I leaned in and asked, “What’s wrong?”  The woman replied, “No hablo Ingles.”  So I did the other thing that seemed natural, I prayed aloud still rubbing her back while she leaned against my shoulder. I recited the name of Jesus over and over because there’s such power in His name.  The woman stopped crying and walked on the plane. A gentleman asked if we wanted to sit together, “Oh,” I said. That’s okay, I don’t know her.” “Oh, I thought Y’all was together?”  Nope.  The woman departed the plane before I saw her again. This is Jesus. This is 2 Corinthians 1:4, “We can comfort those in distress with the same comfort we have received from God ourselves…everyday.