Reflections on Job


I chose Job for my reflections. He is the example put forth in everyday suffering and when we ask why does evil exist? There were so many points that pertain to our own trials and sufferings. It has always been a book that horrifies, perplexes, and fascinates me. There are more questions than answers in the book. Yet, God is all powerful as in his words to Job and his friends, "Where were you when....?"
We all have friends like Job's who ask what we have done to deserve whatever ill has befallen us. Yet we also question, if God is good, then why do children suffer at the hands of monsters? Why is there large scale genocide? 
There are those who will say that without the bad, we cannot appreciate the good. That rings false. Perhaps it is that we are also asking God the wrong questions, just like Job. I have found comfort from Job in that he was blameless, and still things happen. I do not know the purpose of why these things happen or how they will be used for good. In this, perhaps we have accept that we may not know why or are not meant to know why.








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  1. Jason W Hum 250October 12, 2018 at 4:18 PM

    Job is a great example of suffering, like you stated a lot of questions come from this book. To me the most interesting question that one could ask is was this book created to help people understand that not everything is always in your hand. This is why you must do the best with the cards that you are dealt. Yeah they were asking the wrong questions, but why waste time sitting there asking why me.

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    1. Kim RomanoOctober 15, 2018 at 8:32 AM

      Jason, thank you for the insights. The purpose of the book is to bring about dialogue. If we never question why things are, we will never change things for the better. So many times we ask the wrong questions or accept the status quo. Maybe, this book says to look at it in a different light.

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