Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,

Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

We share in the mourning of his family and his countrymen, and we pray that they will find consolation in his formidable legacy.

He advocated new condolence ceremonies to commemorate lost warriors and to replace wars of vengeance.

Israel s consolation would be that the Palestinians, too, will have to come to terms with their share of responsibility for the calamities that have befallen them.

Christmas means coming home to many people but when that isn t possible, preparing a magic meal can be a consolation.

We need to address this issue so that families can mourn their loved ones and be able to move on.

Then your handmaid said, 'Please let the word of my lord the king bring rest for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad. May Yahweh, your God, be with you.'

Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee.

Despite all this loss, Abu Majid refused to accept any condolences for their deaths. No condolences should be given over martyrs, he said, for we follow in their footsteps.

Treaties prohibiting torture are cold comfort to prisoners abused by their captors, particularly if the international human rights machinery enables those responsible to hide behind friends in high places.

For example, the Iroquois tell the story of a great warrior and skilled orator named Hiawatha, who, traveling with the mystic Deganawidah, negotiated the treaties that established their confederation. He advocated new condolence ceremonies to commemorate lost warriors and to replace wars of vengeance.

Israel s consolation would be that the Palestinians, too, will have to come to terms with their share of responsibility for the calamities that have befallen them. Only an acceptable deal on the refugees can definitely close the 1948 file and only then can the conflict in Palestine end.