But Mr. Bird has enlarged the book's comforting message - that life goes on.

Phillips sniffed the beautiful alcohol aroma whispering comforting messages to his entire nervous system.

He took a large number of comforting personal messages to their worried families.

Cadillac read the comforting message in her eyes.

She was skilled in combining a knowledge of the Bible with deep insights into human nature, making her message both challenging and comforting.

The comforting message shows parents as caretakers, protectors, and teachers.

This is, without a doubt, a comforting message, and it surely accounts in part for the appeal that her best pictures have.

This is a comforting, irresistible message - and there's no fun in teasing it.

Well, that's a comforting message from our commander in chief.

Other experts say this may send too comforting a message.