Through the eyes of a believer
someone righteous before God
and yet still struggling
to understand pain in the world
Through the eyes of Job
hearing the words of his companions
his replies crying from his heart
wanting to confront God
Learning lessons for our lives
in the wisdom in the dialogue
able to come before God with questions
but needing to be mindful
of our station compared to God
Though we cannot fully comprehend
the distance of man from God
Job gives us a boundary
that we never should cross
Through the eyes of the faithful
trying to understand the world
the injustice and trials
yet also humble before God
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edited October 29, 2014
Through the Eyes of Job –
v3
(editing original again)
Edited January 1, 2014
Through the Eyes of Job –
v2
May 26, 2010
Through the Eyes of Job
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Edited January 1, 2014
“When Why Has No Answer –
v3”
Edited October 13, 2012
“When Why Has No Answer –
v2”
May 26, 2010
“When Why Has No Answer”
struggling with questions
of life and death
and God’s timing
& reading the first
part of
the book of Job, including
Job 1:1-5:16
Heartlight’s Straight
Through Bible Study
for May 23, 2010, read May
24, 2010
Job 1:21
Job 2:10
and
Job 5:17-8:22
Heartlight’s Straight
Through Bible Study
for May 24, 2010, read May
25, 2010
and the later part of the
book, and
the following poem, posted
to FaithWriters.com
5/26/2010
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Answering the Clay
The potter spoke
out of the whirlwind
answering the claim
rebuking his claims
the demands he dared to speak
A reminder, the distance to
God
how far below
is the home of man
Walking in the dust
rather than riding the
clouds
Marveling at the works
of His majestic hands
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& the poem, “His
Comeuppance”, posted
to FaithWriters.com
5/26/2010,
both based in part on
October 18, 2009
Job 38:1-7 (34-41)
&
Psalm 104:1-9, 24, 35b
Job 38:1-7, 16-18, 34-38
& 40:3-5
and sermon, “Father Knows
Best”,
by
Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
Suncook United Methodist
Church
Suncook, NH
October 18, 2009
&
Psalm 8:3-4
and writing challenge
“Monday Manna for October
19 - What is man?”
posted by Joanne Sher on
her blog,
“An Open Book”, at:
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