Tuesday, February 2 We became gentle in your midst, as when a nursing mother tenderly cares for her own children.​—1 Thess. 2:7.

[Áine]

Tuesday, February 2

We became gentle in your midst, as when a nursing mother tenderly cares for her own children.—1 Thess. 2:7.

 

Loyal elders today can likewise use tender, gentle words as they offer Scriptural comfort to those in need. Are elders the only ones who can give comfort to victims of abuse? No. All of us have a responsibility to “keep comforting one another.” (1 Thess. 4:18) Mature Christian sisters can be especially encouraging to sisters in need of comfort. Fittingly, Jehovah God likened himself to a mother who comforts her son. (Isa. 66:13) The Bible includes examples of women who provided comfort to those in distress. (Job 42:11) How delighted Jehovah is to see Christian women today offering comfort to fellow sisters who struggle with emotional pain! In some cases, an elder or two may discreetly ask a mature sister if she is in a position to help a suffering sister in that way. Of course, we are careful not to pry into matters that a fellow Christian prefers to keep private.—1 Thess. 4:11. w19.05 16-17 ¶10-12

[Alexa]

Christian women who proved to be mature sisters may be asked by elders to help fellow sisters who struggle with emotional pain. Elders are not the only ones responsible to provide comfort to victims of abuse.