Then Job answered the LORD and said: Behold, I am of little account; what can I answer you? I put my hand over my mouth. Though I have spoken once, I will not do so again; though twice, I will do so no more. (Jb 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5)
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Job doesn’t really get an answer to the question of why bad things happen to good people. God says to Job where were you when I created the world? And Job basically apologizes for breathing, and says I won’t question you anymore. Tomorrow we get the conclusion to the book with our questions still hanging in the air. Saint Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) came to a profound trust in God’s providential care and invites us to join in praising the God of all creation.
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Saint Francis of Assisi, religious, October 4
