Through the Eyes of Job - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

Through the eyes of a believer
someone righteous before God
and yet still struggling
to understand pain in the world

Through the eyes of Job
hearing the words of his companions
his replies crying from his heart
wanting to confront God

Learning lessons for our lives
in the wisdom in the dialogue
able to come before God with questions
but needing to be mindful
of our station compared to him

Though we cannot fully comprehend
the distance of man from God
Job gives us a boundary
that we never should cross

Through the eyes of the faithful
trying to understand the world
the injustice and trials
yet also counting on God

May 26, 2010
struggling with questions of life and death
and God’s timing

& reading the first part of
the book of Job, including
Job 1:1-5:16
http://www.heartlight.org/cgi-shl/reading.cgi?plan=straight&ver=NAS
Heartlight’s Straight Through Bible Study
for May 23, 2010, read May 24, 2010
Job 1:21
Job 2:10
and
Job 5:17-8:22
http://www.heartlight.org/cgi-shl/reading.cgi?plan=straight&ver=NAS
Heartlight’s Straight Through Bible Study
for May 24, 2010, read May 25, 2010
and
Job 9:1-12:12
http://www.heartlight.org/cgi-shl/reading.cgi?plan=straight&ver=NAS
Heartlight’s Straight Through Bible Study
for May 25, 2010, read May 26, 2010

and the later part of the book, and
the following poems, “Answering the Clay” and
“His Comeuppance”, posted
to FaithWriters.com 5/26/2010,
both based in part on

October 18, 2009
Job 38:1-7 (34-41)
&
Psalm 104:1-9, 24, 35b
Job 38:1-7, 16-18, 34-38 & 40:3-5
and sermon, “Father Knows Best”,
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
October 18, 2009
&
Psalm 8:3-4
and writing challenge
“Monday Manna for October 19 - What is man?”
posted by Joanne Sher on her blog,
“An Open Book”, at:
http://joannesher.blogspot.com/2009/10/monday-manna-for-october-19-what-is-man.html

Copyright by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010. Contact me at Ray Foss
for usage.