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Job – An Artistic Expression of Pain
The book of Job is an artistic expression of the least artistic experiences within man – pain, suffering and doubt. As individuals are either done in by suffering, or finished unto perfection by its purging, this sapiential insight articulates the painful process. It is the finished product of pain. It begins with faithfulness, sinks into the despair of Job’s “why me?” and finally transcends into the submissive, “I am not God.” It buries in the dust of death what is personal, and soars into an expression of praise. This is not an interpretation of Job, but Job’s reaction to life. May our own lives become such beautiful, finished works of art.
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