We often say that everything happens for a reason, and we usually come to that conclusion after it has happened.
So, when the dust is settled, we will remember and reflect upon what has happened, and when we see the reason behind it, then we are prepared to learn from that experience.
But when we are experiencing the chaos of that moment, when everything seems to be falling apart, we will ask piercing questions.
We may even feel that God has abandoned us because He didn’t seem to answer our prayers for help.
From the 1st reading, we may have a glimpse of the reason as to why Job was put to the test.
But for Job, when tragedy struck one after another, he didn’t ask why it was happening to him, and neither did he know the reason.
Rather he put his life into the hands of God as he says: Naked I came from my mother’s womb, naked I shall return. The Lord gave, the Lord has taken back. Blessed be the name of the Lord.
When we are faced with the adversities of life, let us hold on to our faith in God.
God knows how much we can endure, and He won’t abandon or forsake us in our sufferings.
With faith and trust in God’s love for us, we will believe that everything happens under God’s watchful eyes, and that there is something to learn from everything that happens.