what i love about job chapter 1 though is his response to it all. he doesn't ignore the suffering but tears his robe and shaves his head which is the custom of mourning in job's time. he is obviously deeply effected by the tragedy that has just occurred. but it doesn't end there. the scripture says that he tore his robe and shaved his head, then he fell to the ground and worshiped! what an amazing response to the worst day of his life... he fell to the ground in worship.
listen to job's words:
“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
and naked I will depart.
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;
may the name of the Lord be praised.”
in this world, we will all experience suffering and loss. but i pray that in those moments we would have the faith of job to acknowledge our pain, but also in it and through it, to fall to the ground and worship.
