“Why do you pursue me as God does? Will you never get enough of my flesh?” (19:22)People are fond of posing the dual questions, “Why is there so much suffering in the world?” and, “Why doesn’t God do ...  Read More

“Have pity on me, my friends, have pity,  for the hand of God has struck me.” (19:21) Who is the most important person in a church? Is it the head of the denomination? Is it the local pastor? Is it th...  Read More

“God has stripped me of my honor  and removed the crown from my head.” (19:9) Job’s language in Chapter 19 is full of haunting premonitions of Christ’s crucifixion: “[God’s] anger burns against me; he...  Read More

“[God] has blocked my way so I cannot pass;  he has shrouded my paths in darkness.” (19:8) In the book of Numbers there is a well-known scene in which the prophet Balaam tries to make his way along a ...  Read More

“How long will you torment me  and crush me with words? Ten times now you have reproached me;  shamelessly you attack me.” (19:2-3) If we think of Job as a temptation story prefiguring the temptation ...  Read More

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O God, we've seen Your faithfulnessYou brought us from the wildernessBut now our faith is frail and weakO God of mercy, hear our pleaWhen will You comfort our distress?How long until the promised rest...  Read More

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Do you feel the world is broken?(We do)Do you feel the shadows deepen?(We do)But do you know that all the dark won'tStop the light from getting through?(We do)Do you wish that you could see it all mad...  Read More

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Hear the song of our lament,we grieve a dry and broken land;hearts have turned from your intentand earth is ravaged by our hand.Oceans weep for beauty lost,and forests plead for your return,fields are...  Read More

My sins are before me my transgressions so greatAgainst You and You only have I turned awayI've worshiped creation I've chosen my prideFrom You and You only have I tried to hideLord I confess my need ...  Read More