Sometimes I experience God as a warm blanket that wraps all around me. As though the big arms of God embrace me fully and let me know that I am not alone. At other times that comfort comes from a knowing inside that despite the strife I am experiencing, all is going to be okay. This not to say that God is nowhere to be found in times of discomfort. I believe that God is still there but I am disconnected, most likely because of something I am thinking. My beautiful mind is running on old programming that consists of fear and trepidation. It creates these scenarios of doom. To reconnect with that comfort I need to stop and take a breath. Sounds simple, I know, but that is usually how it works. I do believe that growth comes from uncomfortable times and I am grateful for them. At the very least they remind me that I need God. Sometimes when I reconnect with that comfort there is a simple knowing of comfort inside the discomfort. I guess you could call it the sense that knowing this too shall pass. Rarely do things turn out as terrible as my magnifying mind would have me believe–life is just not that definitive. Most of the time, things turn out and I am a better, stronger, more connected human being because of it. We are living in times of uncertainty and really we always have been because the world is an uncertain place. That is why I need God because He is certainty. He is the comfort that comes from within. As long as I am seeking comfort from things outside of myself, while I may be comforted in the moment, it is not the kind that lasts. My prayer for you today is that in moments where you feel uncomfortable that you know somewhere deep down that comfort (God) is there. May you have an opportunity to be that comfort for someone else today–recognize it in their eyes and be able to share with a look that you see the comfort (God) in them even if they cannot see it. How have you seen God in your life during times of discomfort? Make it a great one! Peace~Colleen
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dailydatewithgod 
What can i say. Each blog makes me prouder of you. I recently picked up and old book i have entitled The Cup of Life by Sr. Joyce Rupp In the particular chapter I read, she spoke of being aware that God dwells in us and in those people we meet. It was certainly not the first time I read such words or even heard those words. But they hit me like no other time, and have stayed with me. Sometimes I’m not aware of practicing those words but I pray them often and especially when I bring the Eucharist to the hospital on Thursday mornings, I am fully aware of those words. Your blogs ring true to me often. Keep up the good work & be at peace.
With Love.