God aches for you ...

Here Job's judge, who is an inexperienced 'youngen', speaks again when he should have been a silent observer:

‘God indeed does all these things,
twice, three times, with mortals,
to bring back their souls from the Pit,
so that they may see the light of life.
Pay heed, Job, listen to me;
be silent, and I will speak.
(Job 33:29-31)

Let's, for a moment, take it that "God indeed does all these things". If that is true God could be called

• Earthquake God;
• Hurricane God;
• Tornado God;
• War God;
• Disease God;
• Cancer God;
• Death God.

Does God indeed do all these things? My answer is "No! Absolutely not!"

They are caused by a world damaged by humanity that the loving God gave the freedom to substantially screw things up. And that we have done.

So Job, don't blame God. God is indeed love -- a love that cannot be measured. And as a loving parent aches with the aches of her or his child, so God aches for you.