i'm tied to the mast
between water and wind A sermon on Job's tête-à-tête with his friends, & even God Last week Job stood tall in the face of everything ! This week, though , all he has to show for it is how much worse it all has become. Last week Job lost everything he had , including his children. This week, though, he’s even lost his health . Job was afflicted with oozing, awful sores that covered his body. And then, as so often happens in times like these, Job got into a bitter argument with his spouse, too. Unable to bear it any longer, Job goes off by himself to lick his wounds. But then, in the middle of that misery , three of his friends show up. And what friends they are, too! They just plop down right next to Job. For seven days and seven nights, no one says a word. They just sit there with Job. Letting him know, by their presence, he isn’t alone. The silence is broken , though, when Job pipes up and curses the day of his birth. All that chaos and calamity just built up too muc...