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Comforter
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By Anne Graham Lotz
I have been consoled by the Holy
Spirit in His role as the Comforter
during times of deep grief—from the
loss of two babies in miscarriage to
my son’s diagnosis of cancer and then
the breakup of two of his marriages
to the death of my beloved mother
followed by the death of my father to
the diagnosis of my own cancer. But
nothing—nothing—equals the comfort
He has given me since Danny’s move
to our Father’s house.
Not only did the Comforter work within
me to quiet my heart, but He also
sent people to comfort me with their
loving thoughtfulness and presence
from the moment Danny was taken to
the hospital. Both nights that Danny
was on life support, our son, Jonathan,
stayed with him, while our younger
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daughter, Rachel-Ruth, came to spend
the night with me.
I knew Rachel-Ruth could not stay with
me much longer because she had three
young children to care for. Without my
ever voicing those thoughts, my other
daughter, Morrow, and her husband,
Traynor, suggested they move in with
me. With a mischievous smile, I looked
at my son-in-law and responded,
“Maybe, but you will have to ask me,
your mother-in-law, if you can live with
me.” With a twinkle in his eyes and a
chuckle in his voice, Traynor asked,
declaring it had always been his dream
to live with his mother-in-law.
So Traynor and Morrow moved in
with me that very day! They put all
their household things in storage and
for over a year lived in our two small