Tag: suffering
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The Four Sources of Suffering
Isaiah 51:17-23 – 7/31/2026 Rouse yourself, rouse yourself! Stand up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk at the hand of the Lord the cup of his wrath, who have drunk to the dregs the cup of staggering Isaiah 51:17 (NRSVue) Today’s reading from Isaiah is about the wrath of God poured out on the people.…
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Silence in the Face of Our Finitude
Job 39:26-4:5 – 6/3/2026 Then Job answered the Lord: “See, I am of small account; what shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.” Job 4:3-4 (NRSVue) Job has a complaint with God and he makes it. God’s response is thunderous. Verse after verse, God asks Job if Job can do the…
Dionysus on a Bike 