September 11

Job and the Problem of Suffering (Continued) - Job 11:1-20, 12:1-15, 13:1-28, 14:1-22

"To Him belong strength and victory;

both deceived and deceiver are His....

He makes nations great, and destroys them;

He enlarges nations, and disperses them."

Job 12:16, 23

"Man's days are determined;

You have decreed the number of his months

and have set limits he cannot exceed."

Job 14:5

Today marks the 8th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attack on the Twin Towers in New York. I will never forget the stunned feeling of that day, the almost surreal vision of the two airplanes disappearing into the sides of the buildings, the immediate almost unanimous turning to God with churches opening for people to come and set and ponder and pray.

It was an amazing time to be alive and feel the soul of this country and what the best of its people were all about. The saviors that helped us find meaning and purpose in the wake of all the suffering.

There is no more appropriate book to be reading on this day than the book of Job.

Lord knows.