{"id":278886,"date":"2020-05-06T17:38:01","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T14:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=278886"},"modified":"2020-05-06T17:38:01","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T14:38:01","slug":"7-verses-from-the-book-of-job-to-meditate-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/7-verses-from-the-book-of-job-to-meditate-on\/","title":{"rendered":"7 verses from the Book of Job to meditate on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Orthodox Church celebrates the Righteous Job the Long-Suffering on Wednesday, May 6. In the context of this day, we have selected a few verses from the Old Testament book that we must meditate on at any time in our lives.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Naked I came from my mother\u2019s womb, And naked shall I return there. The\u00a0Lord\u00a0gave, and the\u00a0Lord\u00a0has\u00a0taken away; Blessed be the name of the\u00a0Lord (Job 1:21)<\/li>\n<li>As long as my breath\u00a0is\u00a0in me, And the breath of God in my nostrils, My lips will not speak wickedness, Nor my tongue utter deceit (Job 27:3-4)<\/li>\n<li>But as for me, I would seek God, And to God I would commit my cause (Job 5:8)<\/li>\n<li>Behold,\u00a0happy\u00a0is\u00a0the man whom God corrects; Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty. For He bruises, but He binds up; He wounds, but His hands make whole (Job 5:17-18)<\/li>\n<li>Now acquaint yourself with Him, and\u00a0be at peace; Thereby good will come to you.<strong><sup>\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Receive, please,\u00a0instruction from His mouth, And\u00a0lay up His words in your heart (Job 22:21-22).<\/li>\n<li>The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of the Almighty gives me life (Job 33:4).<\/li>\n<li>For I know\u00a0that\u00a0my Redeemer lives, And He shall stand at last on the earth (Job 19:25).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Photography courtesy of Vocea Br\u0103ilei<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Orthodox Church celebrates the Righteous Job the Long-Suffering on Wednesday, May 6. In the context of this day, we have selected a few verses from the Old Testament book that we must meditate on at any time in our lives. Naked I came from my mother\u2019s womb, And naked shall I return there. 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