{"id":2052,"date":"2026-03-05T00:08:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T08:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=2052"},"modified":"2026-03-04T21:49:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T05:49:35","slug":"march-5-spiritual-vitamin-c-comfort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/march-5-spiritual-vitamin-c-comfort\/","title":{"rendered":"March 5&#8211;Spiritual Vitamin C&#8211;Comfort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SPIRITUAL VITAMIN C: COMFORT<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;Comfort, yes, comfort my people&#8221; says your God<\/em> Isaiah 40:1 (NKJV)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Today&#8217;s Thought:<\/strong><br \/>\nCOMFORT MEANS:<\/li>\n<li>to soothe in distress or sorrow<\/li>\n<li>to console, to have compassion<\/li>\n<li>to ease the body or mind<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our world is filled with people who need comfort.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Could you ease someone&#8217;s burden today by offering to help them?<\/li>\n<li>Could you lift someone&#8217;s spirit today by offering to pray for them?<\/li>\n<li>Could you bring a smile to someone&#8217;s face with a kind word?<\/li>\n<li>Could you cause someone to laugh with a cute joke?<\/li>\n<li>Could you let someone know you care by giving them a hug?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Action:<\/strong><br \/>\nToday let your Spiritual Vitamin C become Vitamin &#8220;See&#8221;.<br \/>\nTake time to look for an opportunity to comfort someone.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9SGLY Ministry www.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPIRITUAL VITAMIN C: COMFORT &#8220;Comfort, yes, comfort my people&#8221; says your God Isaiah 40:1 (NKJV) Today&#8217;s Thought: COMFORT MEANS: to soothe in distress or sorrow to console, to have compassion to ease the body or mind Our world is filled with people who need comfort. 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