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Be Loved This Lent
Photograph by samira sadeqi / Unsplash It was one of those nights when my mind wasn’t Read More
Molly Vetter | Read Job 1:1 , Read Job 2:1-10
One of the great gifts of the book of Job is that it tells the story of an experience too many of us know all too well: Choosing to be faithful to God doesn’t mean your life gets easy. Or, conversely, the fact that everything is hard and nothing seems...
God of love, remind me that no matter how hard it gets I am your beloved. May I be perfected in love enough to speak this covenant prayer: “Let me have all things, let me have nothing.” Amen.
This week we read about Job, an upright man who faces severe trials but never loses his faith. Job’s story brings us face-to-face with the fact that living a godly life does not make us immune to suffering. Like Job, the psalmist wonders why he suffers, even though he lives according to God’s standards. Hebrews presents Jesus as the ultimate example of unwarranted suffering, yet because of his perseverance he is ultimately glorified. In Mark, some Pharisees test Jesus on the interpretation of the law concerning divorce. Jesus makes strong statements about marriage, but his larger concern is that their hearts have become hard. He contrasts them with little children, who model faith by receiving God with an open heart.
Read Job 1:1; 2:1-10. What helps you to live with integrity?
Read Psalm 26. Do you feel free in your prayer life to honestly share with God all that you are feeling?
Read Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12. In what ways does God speak to us in our day?
Read Mark 10:2-16. What qualities found in children do you try to cultivate in your spiritual life?
Respond by posting a prayer.
