The Story of Job

She’s right.
She’s also right.
We’re all so right.

We are all talking about the same thing.
So why is it that we all feel so alone, like no one else is going through the same thing?


Study of Religion, Period 1, A202, Mount Alvernia College, 16 September 2009
“Job is quite an insightful story. It tells of how a man, Job, had many horrible things happen to him. And he questioned God as to why all these bad things had happened to him.
“ ‘Why, God, have you bestowed upon me such misfortune? What have I done to deserve this?’
“And God answered,
“ ‘It is not for mankind to ask of God why he may do things. God understands why he does these thing, because yes, he does them for a reason. But man does not have the ability to understand the reasoning behind the mighty God’s actions. Man must simply accept His choices and deal with them, for God’s choices are life and they are what make life and break it.’
“This was both the Jews and the Christians answer to the one question that is the hardest to answer.
“ ‘Why, if God loves us so much, does he allow such suffering upon his chosen people?’ ”


But oh, that God would speak, and open his lips to you, and that he would tell you the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know then that God exacts of you less than your guilt deserves. Can you find out the deep things of God? Can you find the limit of the Almighty? It is higher than heaven – what can you do? Deeper than Sheol – what can you know? Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. If he passes through, and imprisons, and calls to judgement, who can hinder him? Job, Chapter 11, Verses 6-10