Desolate: “Bereft of friends or hope: sad and forlorn.” Desolation: “The state of being forsaken; loneliness.” Console: “To allay sorrow or grief.” Consolation: “The state of being consoled.” One way to describe consolation and desolation is to compare the characteristics of each. Paul, in his Epistle to the Galatians, spoke of the 9 fruits of … Continue reading January 2021 Touchstones Theme: “Consolation/Desolation”