Job 3:1-3, 11-17, 20-23 / Luke 9:51-56
There is only so much of setbacks and suffering that we can tolerate and endure.
When there is no more that we can take, then we snap and we will let fly without reservations, our frustrations and our grievances.
What we heard in the 1st reading is not just Job complaining about the tragedies that had happened to him.
He was lamenting bitterly to the extent that he even cursed the day he was born.
Who would not empathize with him at that point in time.What happened to him was beyond comprehension.
It was only much later that Job would come to terms with God's plan and purpose for him.
In the gospel, the hotheaded disciples James and John wanted to call down fire from heaven to burn up the Samaritan village that rejected Jesus.
They probably did not understand why Jesus would not allow it and He even rebuked them.
Only much later would they understand and comprehend who Jesus was and what He came to do.
If Jesus Himself can show understanding and tolerance, then we too must learn from Him.
With understanding and tolerance, God will slowly reveal His plan and purpose for us.
But when we give in to our frustrations and grievances, we might just forfeit God's revelation to us.