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God's Comfort

Mark Tully discusses the concept of divine comfort. In conversation with the journalist Christopher Howse, and with readings from John Donne and music by Melody Gardot.

Mark Tully discusses a concept encapsulated in the words of Julian of Norwich - that "All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well." Should we all be thinking about belief in a God, who ultimately always comforts us - the god St Paul describes as "the God of all comfort who comforteth us in all tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God"?

It would take courage and faith to trust in God the comforter because of course very often we go through travails which seem endless.

Mark talks to journalist Christopher Howse and introduces readings from Gerard Manley Hopkins, John Donne and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, with music ranging from Handel to Melody Gardot and REM.

Producer: Frank Stirling
A Unique production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.

28 minutes

Last on

Boxing Day 2021 23:30
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Music Played

  • George Frideric Handel

    Comfort Ye

    Performer: Paul Elliott and The Academy of Ancient Music

    • Handel: Messiah.
    • ³Άβ€™OΎ±²υ±π²Ή³ά-³Ά²β°ω±π.
    • 430 488-2.

  • R.E.M.

    Everybody Hurts

    Performer: Rem

    • Automatic for the People.
    • Warner Bros..
    • B000002MG1.

  • Trad.

    We Shall Walk Thru the Valley

    Performer: Leadbelly

    • Leadbelly Sings Folk Songs.
    • Smithsonian Folkways.
    • CD SF 40010.

  • Melody Gardot

    Who Will Comfort Me?

    Performer: Melody Gardot

    • My One and Only Thrill.
    • Verve.
    • 1790851.

  • Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Michael Brook

    My Comfort Remains

    Performer: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Michael Brook

    • Night Song.
    • RealWorld.
    • 724384068325.

  • Trad.

    Psalm 22: My God, My God, Look Upon Me

    Performer: The Westminster Abbey Choir

    • Psalms.
    • Virgin Classics.
    • B001I4JQ5W.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 21 Oct 2012 06:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Sun 21 Oct 2012 23:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Boxing Day 2021 06:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
  • Boxing Day 2021 23:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM