Not in capriciousness
randomness of fate
a fluke of the cosmic wheel;
but when “Why?” has no answer
how we all can relate
Wondering with Job
how pain, struggle can be
how innocents are in pain;
when we try to walk righteously
repenting of our sin
Nothing we can comprehend
forces in the world
some roll of the dice;
leading some to suffer
and some to reap corrupt gain
The walk on this earth
far from the garden where we began
away from the presence of God;
faith alone sustaining us
until we reach that promised land
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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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