In class last week we were discussing the
book of Job, which seems appropriate, given all that’s going on. In the last three weeks, we’ve lost a Ugandan
bishop to cancer, as well as two other senior church leaders. Two students have lost their sisters, and one
of those has just lost another family member.
Several students are recovering from illnesses, one of whom had minor surgery, and I’m still fighting my own crud. I received news last week of three deaths
in the US, one of whom was a young man I taught when he was in my middle school
Sunday School class. I read on Facebook
that another SAMS missionary is also in a season in which it seems like there
is a lot of death.
book of Job, which seems appropriate, given all that’s going on. In the last three weeks, we’ve lost a Ugandan
bishop to cancer, as well as two other senior church leaders. Two students have lost their sisters, and one
of those has just lost another family member.
Several students are recovering from illnesses, one of whom had minor surgery, and I’m still fighting my own crud. I received news last week of three deaths
in the US, one of whom was a young man I taught when he was in my middle school
Sunday School class. I read on Facebook
that another SAMS missionary is also in a season in which it seems like there
is a lot of death.
It has been a tough time, but
reading Job’s epilogue is a reminder of God’s nearness to us. We see Job’s wisdom in Job 42:1-6 when he
realizes that he can never comprehend God’s ways. In class, we discussed how we feel when we can’t understand God’s ways and to handle our
feelings with and about God when trials come.
reading Job’s epilogue is a reminder of God’s nearness to us. We see Job’s wisdom in Job 42:1-6 when he
realizes that he can never comprehend God’s ways. In class, we discussed how we feel when we can’t understand God’s ways and to handle our
feelings with and about God when trials come.
It is hard to rest in God’s goodness and to say with Job, “I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted” (42:2) when messenger after messenger comes to announce tragedy. However, God notes that Job has spoken the truth about Him (42:7); we can trust God’s purposes. I pray for the wisdom do be able to do so.
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