comfort
verb (used with object)
to soothe, console, or reassure; bring cheer to.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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I am comforting myself with this story of our love—until you come, for you will come, Philip.
From The Jessica Letters: An Editor's Romance by Paul Elmer More