Comforting. That is a good word to describe the warm cup of joe I had this morning. Sitting in (notice "in" not "on") one of those couches that seems to be over comfy at first, but then molds to your body creating the perfect support, I sipped my comfort and listened mostly as the second discussion on 2 Corinthians 1 flowed along. "9b But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. 10He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us, 11as you help us by your prayers."
Paul is speaking of the near death experiences he had in Asia. Two profound thoughts in here... we are supported by the God who raises from the dead. If that isn't enough he is saying that God will continue to deliver them because they continue to pray. life changing thoughts if we could only truly believe them.