When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy. Psalm 94:19
“In a recent public talk, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby reflected on the temptation to withdraw inward at the time of crisis. He said that if we look inwards we ‘will only reveal the limits of our own resources and lead to deeper fear and selfishness’, but that ‘to console others, we must find our own consolation in God’.”
Justin Welby in “Generosity in a Time of Crisis” PDF by Tearfund. This is a great little article. Click to download it.
This is sound advice. We must not look inwardly in these crisis times lest we be locked up in fear and selfishness. When we find consolation in God, we experience consolation and joy that transcends circumstances and reminds us of the abundant care and unfailing love of God. This also opens us up for rich generosity.