Article August 14, 1978 ISSUE

From grief to perception of eternal Life

HAZEL WILLOUGHBY HARRISON

The comfort of the Christ does more than soothe sorrow. It heals it. It lifts human thought above mourning to the calm assurance of the glory and eternality of being.

This tender office of the ever-present Christ is depicted by Isaiah in these words: "The Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me ... to comfort all that . mourn; to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness." Isa. 61:1–3;

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