Today’s Reflection
In a place of loss and humiliation, [Job] chooses faithfulness over bitterness. Ashes—a symbol of grief and ruin—become the setting in which Job’s reverence for God is most clearly revealed.
—Penny Story, The Upper Room Disciplines 2027: Daily Devotions Based on the Revised Common Lectionary (Upper Room Books, 2026)
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Today’s Question
Do the evil things that happen in this world ever make you want to abandon your faith in God? How do you continue to choose to have faith in God when horrible things happen? Join the conversation.
Today’s Scripture
Then his wife said to him, “Do you still persist in your integrity? Curse God and die.” But he said to her, “You speak as any foolish woman would speak. Shall we receive good from God and not receive evil?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
—Job 2:9–10 (NRSVUE)
Prayer for the Week
God who cares for us, give us a glimpse of your hope so that our faith will remain strong. Let us draw near your holy works so that we can live our lives near to you. Amen.
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Something More
Lectionary Readings
- Exodus 12:1-14
- Psalm 149
- Romans 13:8-14
- Matthew 18:15-20
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