CHRIST’S COMFORT
Dr. Tom Troeger recalls the time when he had to be away from his fiancee for over a month to take comprehensive exams in his senior year of college… having to be away from his fiancee made him very sad and depressed. He was on a bus traveling from Ithaca, New York to New Haven, Connecticut. The bus stopped at the Binghamton Greyhound station, which left a lot to be desired. Troeger sat down on one of those circular pedestal stools with the stuffing coming out. The counter was U-shaped and he found himself sitting across from an old woman. The old woman saw him and said, “Boy, honey, you sure look depressed.” Troeger replied, “I AM depressed,” and started crying. The woman tried to reach across to pat his cheek. He pulled back because the woman had dirt under her fingernails. “What’s wrong honey?” she asked. He told her about his fiancee back home and how much he missed her. He…
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