Who said comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable?
“To comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable” was first written of by Peter Dunne as one of roles of journalism. This phrase was taken up by such radical social activists as Mary “Mother” Jones and Dorothy Day .
What does the Bible say about comfort affliction?
Psalm 119:50 50 My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life. 2 Corinthians 1:3-6 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our LORD Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 5 For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ. 6 If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort , which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer. Psalm 23:1-6 1 The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 6 Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. Romans 8:28 28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Isaiah 40:1-2 1 Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. 2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed, that her sin has been paid for, that she has received from the LORD’s hand double for all her sins.
What is the scripture for comfort?
Bible Verses About Comfort. Psalm 23:4 ( KJV ) “Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.”. Psalm 71:21 (KJV) “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,…