helping those who hurt
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3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all consolation. 4He consoles us in all our tribulation, so that we too may be able to console those who are in any kind of distress, through the exhortation by which we also are being exhorted by God. 5For just as the Passion of Christ abounds in us, so also, through Christ, does our consolation abound.
2Carry one another’s burdens, and so shall you fulfill the law of Christ.
19The Lord is near to those who are troubled in heart, and he will save the humble in spirit.
19Therefore, too, let those who suffer according to the will of God commend their souls by good deeds to the faithful Creator.
29It is he who gives strength to the weary, and it is he who increases fortitude and strength in those who are failing. 30Servants will struggle and fail, and young men will fall into infirmity. 31But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will take up wings like eagles. They will run and not struggle. They will walk and not tire.
28And we know that, for those who love God, all things work together unto good, for those who, in accordance with his purpose, are called to be saints.
22But the fruit of the Spirit is charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, forbearance,
14For if you will forgive men their sins, your heavenly Father also will forgive you your offenses. 15But if you will not forgive men, neither will your Father forgive you your sins.
3He is despised and the least among men, a man of sorrows who knows infirmity. And his countenance was hidden and despised. Because of this, we did not esteem him.
11For I know the thoughts that I think over you, says the Lord: thoughts of peace and not of affliction, so that I may give you patience and an end.
3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all consolation. 4He consoles us in all our tribulation, so that we too may be able to console those who are in any kind of distress, through the exhortation by which we also are being exhorted by God.
13Support one another, and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive one another. For just as the Lord has forgiven you, so also must you do.