Our Comforter: John 14:16

If you look up the word "Comforter" on Google, you will find a description of a puffy down-filled bed cover to keep you warm as you sleep.  Now this is perhaps only in the English.  The word "parakletos" has nothing to do with ducks or cozy beds.  But this meaning is still something to be examined.  The Holy Spirit, who is our Comforter, given us by the Father because Jesus will not leave us "comfortless," is like a warm blanket on a cold winter night. He keeps us tucked in if we stay beneath His warmth. Sometimes during the night time of our lives we get out from under the Comforter.  We feel we must do something alone, and we  go out into the night air.  But what a joy when finally we get back into the bed underneath His warmth and care. Jesus said, "I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you forever."  Just because we get out of bed, does not mean that the Comforter disappears. We are just wandering from our place, so we feel the coldness of the night.  The analogy breaks down because sometimes at night we may need to get out of bed for a few minutes, but in life we should endeavor to always stay put under the protection and the safety of our Lord's presence.  Nestle into his warmth, and you will find peace through the storms of the night.  Shalom and Shana Tova.