I'd make nice food, give him lots of tea and comforting words.

That doesn't mean we should only preach comforting words, of course.

These could be the comforting words you get from a nurse giving you a flu jab in the event of a pandemic.

During her shopping trip yesterday, strangers moved by the family's nightmare rushed to offer comforting words.

These are not the most obviously comforting words to find in a vocal album recorded and released during a global pandemic.