Job 1:21
Job 1 · shown in the Douay-Rheims
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Read Job 1:21 in the NABRE onlineAnd said: Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away: as it hath pleased the Lord so hath it been done: blessed be the name of the Lord.
Reflection
The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord. Job says this after losing everything in a single day. He does not understand why, and he blesses God anyway. The verse is the most honest response to unexplained suffering in Scripture.
Blessed be the name
Job says this after losing everything in a single day — his children, his livelihood, his health. He does not understand why, and he blesses God anyway. The verse is the most honest response to unexplained suffering in all of Scripture.
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