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A Place of solace
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A Place of solace

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Come unto Me all that labor and are heavy burdened and find rest for your souls sayeth The Lord.
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28

In Me you will find rest, a comfort in the time of storm, an oasis in the midst of a hot and dusty desert.
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest. Psalms 55:6
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. Psalms 138:7
¶In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. John 7:37

A place of solace, a friend in the time of need.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Psalms 23:4
Luke 11:5  And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;
6  For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?
7  And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.
8  I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
9  And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
10  For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

A refuge from the ravaging storms of life, a place of continuous peace when peace nowhere else can be found.
¶Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah. Psalms 62:8

A mother's comforting arms to a frightened child.
For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody. Isaiah 51:3

A Shepherd to sheep pursued and threatened by wolves.
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. Isaiah 40:11

Come, I am with you always, your constant companion.
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Matthew 28:20
¶I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts. Psalms 119:63

I will help you and lift you up in the time of need.
¶Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Isaiah 41:10
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16