“O Lord, you took up my case; you redeemed my life. You have seen, O Lord, the wrong done to me. Uphold my cause!” Lamentations 3:58-59

When we are wronged, our hearts cry out for justice. We may feel powerless and long for revenge, yet the Lord says, “Revenge is mine.” Can we relinquish our rights and trust Him to take care of us? Despite impossible circumstances?

The desire for revenge is like a fire. May the One who offers living water bring you peace today.

Ruth

Welcome to Comfort Café, an ezine and resource center offering hope, help, and healing for women.

BOOK REVIEW

Under the Shadow of the Almighty, by Tom and Cristy George, is a powerful testimony of God’s healing power in the aftermath of tragedy. This very personal, true story tells how a widow and widower, both with newborn babies, leaned on the Lord and walked through the process of grief together while living 600 miles apart.

Through written correspondence, they discussed difficult subjects that must be confronted after the death of a spouse, and to their own surprise, fell in love along the way. The story includes their unedited e-mail letters to each other.

Understanding what it means to lose a spouse, they want others to know it is normal to have certain feelings and thoughts during the grief process. Tom brings a man’s perspective as he discusses the challenges of coping with a sudden death. Cristy brings a woman’s point of view as she shares how she dealt with a long-term illness. Under The Shadow of the Almighty has proven to be an encouragement for those facing trauma of many types and highlights the truth that God’s Word can bring healing in any situation.

This book will inspire, equip, and encourage you to minister to those who are grieving and, if you have lost a spouse, it will renew your faith and hope in God, who delights in giving you “beauty for ashes.”

Cristy writes more about the experience in her devotional, Unmarried.

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Subscribe to our monthly ezine and automatically qualify for our weekly drawings. This month’s door prize is Under the Shadow of the Almighty.

CONGRATULATIONS TO LAST MONTH’S DOOR PRIZE WINNERS:

Debbie Stewart, Oregon
Amy Edwards, AL
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FORUM

Have you ever played a prank on a friend? Doesn’t it make you smile at the memory? Visit the Forum’s Heart to Heart to read the “Squashing My Friend” thread.

COFFEE SHOP CONCERT

Listen to the award-winning song, Broken, by Ruth Wood & Friends.

LIFE STORIES

Kristine Lowder shares her experience with homelessness in A Tender Grace.

How would you respond if your husband had a stroke at a young age and you were thrust into the role of care-giver? Janet Seever, in The Sun Still Shines, describes her life and inspires courage.

DEVOTIONALS

Espresso for the Heart: Louise Bergmann DuMont’s devotional, Thank You, made me ask myself if I’m a person filled with proper gratitude. I think I need work in that area!

Michele Howe leads us to a higher perspective in our struggles with perfectionism, in her devotional On the Trail.

God looks on the heart, not the nose, according to Rita Guthrie in Your Nose Looks Like a Doorknob. A valuable lesson to learn!

Matt Koceich places the focus squarely on Jesus in He’s Everything.

To hear Laura Young, despite severe physical challenges, say Trust in the Lord, gives a new context for understanding what it means to depend on God.

Cristy George and her husband have written an inspiring book, Under the Shadow of the Almighty, about how God sustained them after losing their first spouse. Cristy writes more about the experience in her devotional, Unmarried.

HUMOR, HUGS, AND HOPE

Cyndy Salzmann shares a poignant insight into scrap booking and your life’s legacy in Scrappers.

ARTICLES

Randy Alcorn’s article, Can God Forgive Abortions? is written with much grace and compassion.

THE HEALING HEARTH

Victoria Gaines, in The Year of Restoration, encourages us to address deeper layers of healing and outlines ways to do this.

Looking for Writers

Our Help for the Hurting page lists all the topics we hope to address in the future. If you have a story or article that relates to one of these areas, I’d love to hear from you. Review our writer’s guidelines, then send your material to submissions@comfort-cafe.net.

Letters to the Editor, click here.