All 3 readings today give us a mass of things to think about – some deep thinking is involved. Job’s reaction to his wife’s suggestion that he should curse God and die [2 v.9-10].  His reaction reveals a very valuable principle, “shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?” Do we expect all life to be ...

Today we started to read the book of Job: it has a powerful message, indeed an important message for us. But it is a strange book in the way the message is conveyed.  We have come to the conclusion that it is an extended parable although built on an actual person and events.  We need to read it exercising our ...