Providing Comfort for Victims of Abuse - HOW CAN WE OFFER COMFORT?

Pray earnestly with the one in pain. Those who are very low in spirits may feel  unable to pray. A person may feel unworthy to approach Jehovah. If we want to comfort such a person, we may offer a prayer with that one, using his or her name. We may express to  Jehovah how dear the downhearted one is to us and to the congregation.  We may ask Jehovah to soothe and comfort that precious sheep of his.  Prayers of that kind can be profoundly comforting. - JAMES 5:16.

Choose words that heal and console.  Think before you speak.  Thoughtless words can hurt. Kind words can heal. (Proverbs 12:18)  So pray to Jehovah to help find kind,comforting, soothing words. Keep in mind that ho words are more powerful than Jehovah's own expressions contained in the Bible. - HEBREWS 4:12.

Pas abuse may have convinced some that they are dirty, worthless, or unloved-even unlovable. What a terrible lie! So use the Scriptures to remind them of their true value in Jehovah's eyes.    Remember how an angel kindly strengthened the prophet Daniel when we was feeling weak and low. Jehovah wanted that dear man to  know that he was precious.  (Daniel  10:2, 11,19)  Likewise, our anguished brothers and sisters are precious to Jehovah! 

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