Stretching out your loving arms: Grant that all the peoples of the earth may look to you and be saved for your mercies' sake. Open our eyes to behold your gracious hand in all your works įor the sake of him through whom all things were made,īlessed Savior, at this hour you hung upon the cross, O heavenly Father, who has filled the world with beauty:
We pray for the just and proper use of your creation įor the victims of hunger, fear, injustice, and oppression.įor all who are in danger, sorrow, or any kind of trouble įor those who minister to the sick, the friendless, and the needy. Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace Hebrew, in peace, peace peace with God, and peace of conscience peace at all times, and under all events whose mind is stayed on thee Hebrew,, the thought, or, mind fixed, or, the stayed mind, as Bishop Lowth renders it that is, the man whose thoughts and mind are fixed and settled on thee by faith, as the next. You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in You, all whose thoughts are fixed on You. O God, you will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are fixed on you for in returning and rest we shall be saved in quietness and trust shall be our strength. Promise 2: God promises His peace when you are worried. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *Īs it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. From the rising of the sun to its going down * “You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak Īnd repent in dust and ashes” (Job 42:1–6). Surely I spoke of things I did not understand,
You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?’ Then Job replied to the Lord: “I know that you can do all things The purpose is to practice honesty, reflect on our sinful nature, and understand how we can grow towards humility through open conversation with our Creator. You are always welcome to create a dialogue of your own that feels more reflective of your perspective. If the provided dialogue makes you uncomfortable, take a moment to explore why that might be. In the coming weeks, we will spend Tuesdays in dialogue with God through Scripture. The scriptures read in Proverbs 4:20-22: ‘My son, give attention to my words incline your ear to my sayings, do not let them depart from your eyes keep them in the midst of your heart for they are life to those that. How else will we be able to hear God’s honest answers if we do not first ask honest questions? Job offers us a great example of what this looks like in practice. You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. God wants not just our piety but our honest truth and our vulnerable emotions as well. O God, you will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are fixed on you for in returning and rest we shall be. “Brace yourself like a man I will question you, Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm… As children of God, we are invited and encouraged to have an ongoing dialogue with our Father. God offers Job not simply tolerance (consider that God patiently waits for 38 chapters before speaking) but an invitation to dialogue. Who gives birth to the frost from the heavensĪnd wander about for lack of food? (Job 38:28–30, 41) Even within the inevitable rebuke, God characterizes Godself as parent and caretaker. As he cries out with expressions of anger, accusation, and incredulity, God listens.
Though we tend to think of Job as a victim of a cosmic injustice, Job’s ultimate identity is that of a child of God. Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil” (Job 1:8).Īs any parent would, God looks on Job with love-just as God looks upon each of us.
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