Read Job 2:11-13
Who is that one person, one friend, whom you turn to when calamity strikes? That’s probably the same person who would rush to your aid if you had suffered a tragedy. In this reading, we see three friends have come to Job’s side during his time of great loss.
At first, I got stuck on where all these friends were from based on how they are introduced to us. But, we’re not even sure where Uz is, the town that Job hails from. Nor have scholars agreed as to the time period in which Job lived. So for purposes of our reflections, we are going to simplify that Job was a man of God who had three friends. Job’s example will help us all in our own time of testing. Continue reading “Job 2:11-13 – When You Need a Friend”
