January 9th-God As Mysterious

The story of Job

Does God want us to suffer?  Is God fair?  Are prayers answered?  We discussed how one image of God is that God is mysterious.  We read a story about praying and what happens if a prayer isn't answered.  We talked about what people pray for-health, wealth, happiness, etc.  We talked about the story of Job and how Job seemed to suffer, but kept his faith in God, even when his prayers didn't seem to be answered.