The words of Job 13:13-19 are directed to Job's well-intentioned, but painfully misguided friends. As they attempt to console Job in his grief and desolation, they try to diagnose him. They are convinced that they know the cause of his suffering and what he can do to fix it. A little earlier in the chapter, after enduring their speeches and assumptions and a barrage of unsolicited advice, an exasperated Job lets them have it– he says, “You are worthless physicians, all of yo

God is God and we are not. God invites us to lean into this humbling reality.