“The Lord answered Job . . . . . . . . . . . . out of the whirlwind: “Have you commanded the morning since your days began, and caused the dawn to know its place, . . . . . . . . . . . . Have you entered into the springs of the sea, or walked in the recesses of the deep? Have the gates of death been revealed to you, or have you seen the gates of deep darkness? Have you comprehended the expanse of the earth? . . . . . . . . . . Then Job answered the Lord: “Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth. . . . . . . . . . . . I will proceed no further.”
Excerpts, First Reading, Friday 4th October 2024 – JOB 38:1.12-21; 40:3-5.
So, often times when some kind of adversity or the other befalls us, we are quick to follow the path of unbelievers and question God, saying, “O Lord, why me?”
If Joseph was not so maltreated by his brothers and sold into slavery, how would he have become Governor in a far away land and even help to save his family from starvation?
God works in mysterious ways. He alone knows our tomorrow from today.
A little scratch gets us wailing and lamenting and asking God, “Why me?”
Such might have happened to forestall a fatal adversity that could have befallen us or to prepare us for a greater task ahead (like Joseph) or both.
Dear friend, as believers, whatever happens to us, good or otherwise was very likely permitted by God.
Therefore, anything that happens to us, good or otherwise, we must thank God. He Who is our beneficent, He alone Who knows our tomorrow from today.
Folks, have a fantastic day and a pleasant weekend.
#SAINT_FRANCIS_OF_ASSISI! #Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
-Akase F. Agabo. 4th OCT. 2024.