God of all Comfort

I got some sad news this weekend.
It's so hard for me to hear about and know when my friends are struggling... I want to be able to help them in every way I can, but in many situations, a listening ear and offering up prayers are the most that can be done. While I know that is more than enough, many times I still feel like I should be doing more.
Then I come across sections of Scripture that just speak so clearly in these types of situations:

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
(2 Corinthians 1:3-4, NIV)

I know I have gone through many heartaches in my life...and have received immense comfort from my Father. To know that I can take that same comfort and help someone else with it is so powerful.

The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
(James 5:16b, NIV)

And it goes back to one of my new favorites as well:

Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
(Galatians 6:2, NIV)

My heart goes out to those who are hurting. My prayers are for them to be healed and restored by the power of Christ.

If your heart is heavy or burdened, lean in to God. He's got your back. He wants this to happen in your life:

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
(Matthew 11:28, NIV)