Category Archives: Free Will

Reflections of Him

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, but I … Continue reading

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The Praise of Children and Infants

Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory in the heavens. Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.  When I consider … Continue reading

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Clouds so High Above You

Then Elihu said: “Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am in the right, not God.’  Yet you ask him, ‘What profit is it to me, and what do I gain by not sinning?’  I would like to reply to … Continue reading

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Flood Insurance

Here is the fate God allots to the wicked, the heritage a ruthless man receives from the Almighty:   However many his children, their fate is the sword; his offspring will never have enough to eat.   The plague will bury those … Continue reading

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What does God know?

Is not God in the heights of heaven? And see how lofty are the highest stars!   Yet you say, ‘What does God know? Does he judge through such darkness?   Thick clouds veil him, so he does not see us as … Continue reading

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