Saturday, April 20 [The congregation] walked in the fear of Jehovah and in the comfort of the holy spirit it kept on multiplying.—Acts 9:31. In this world full of wickedness and suffering, we are sure to encounter some situations that cause distress. We cannot expect God to remove all sources of unhappiness or grief until he destroys this system of things. Meanwhile, as we face foretold persecution, our integrity to Jehovah is at stake as supporters of his universal sovereignty. (2 Tim. 3:12) Helped and comforted by our heavenly Father,however, we can be like anointed Christians of ancient Thessalonica, who bore persecutions and tribulations with endurance and faith. (2 Thess. 1:3-5) That Jehovah comforts his people can also be seen in the experience of the entire first-century Christian congregation. For instance, we read of a period when “the congregation throughout the whole of Judea and Galilee and Samaria entered into a period of peace, being built up.†How grateful we are that we too have “the comfort of the holy spiritâ€! w11 10/15 4:7, 8