Jb 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5

Lk 10:13-16


In today’s first reading, we continue with the story of Job. After going through so much tragedy and from the heart of the tempest, God speaks to Job. He kept his trust in the Lord. Job is the example of depression, suffering, but also of patience and steadfastness per excellence, as recounted even today. 



We admire Job for being crushed but not destroyed. He had it bad all along and things in his life had gone down the drain. His family collapsed, his wealth disappeared, his health deteriorated and he cursed the day he was born because he could no longer feel nor see any purpose or meaning in life. However, despite all the depressing and excruciating experiences, he did not totally lose God but still mustered to keep a glimmer of hope alive in his God, and God never lost him either. 




This was his ‘dark night of the soul,’ which according to St. John of the Cross is not just an endless cycle of spiritual crisis but ultimately a journey towards union with God. Like Job many of us and indeed all of us in one way or the other and at one point or the other in life pass through our months of misery accompanied by troubled nights full of restlessness. These are the chaotic moments of our lives to which we have no solution in view, and we feel helpless and lost. Then groping like Job, we ask, ‘when shall I arise,’ to at least see the dawn of a new day and wondering if we will ever find happiness in life again.



 But the truth is that God is aware of our situation and our troubles and He wants to heal us, and He comes towards us waiting to see if we will turn to Him. It is important then that we do not forget that the greatness of God is immeasurable and that Christ the ‘Day Star’ (Luke 1:78, 2 Peter 1:19), always stands at the end of our ‘dark nights,’ as the source of a new day waiting to usher in a new dawn into our lives whose light will shine out in the darkness of our world. This is when like Job we shall finally smile in the end. Nevertheless, ask yourself, are you ready to allow Christ the Day Star to bring His light into the darkness of your world?




The Lord guides his children in the way of everlasting. He cares for us. His eye fixed on you, his heart beats with pity for your woe. The Lord  pronounces woe to the places he once blessed. The Lord does so much good for us, especially those things we cannot see – he is always present, always loving, always mindful of our needs, and providing for us in our times of trouble, joy, and sorrow; but many today take his blessings for granted. How many pull away from him in his goodness, how many refuse to believe in the miraculous, and walk away from the invaluable graces he provides?

God can’t make us do what we sometimes ought to do – to repent, to do the right thing, to remember to love him unconditionally – only we can decide to do those things that bring us closer to the kingdom. So my words to you today are to forgive, to love, and to follow God no matter what. He truly is the way, the truth and the life!




May the Lord activate the power of his word in our lives. May it make our lives fruitful and profitable to God in every respect and bring us to eternal life. 


Jb 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5

Lk 10:13-16


In today’s first reading, we continue with the story of Job. After going through so much tragedy and from the heart of the tempest, God speaks to Job. He kept his trust in the Lord. Job is the example of depression, suffering, but also of patience and steadfastness per excellence, as recounted even today. 

We admire Job for being crushed but not destroyed. He had it bad all along and things in his life had gone down the drain. His family collapsed, his wealth disappeared, his health deteriorated and he cursed the day he was born because he could no longer feel nor see any purpose or meaning in life. However, despite all the depressing and excruciating experiences, he did not totally lose God but still mustered to keep a glimmer of hope alive in his God, and God never lost him either. 



This was his ‘dark night of the soul,’ which according to St. John of the Cross is not just an endless cycle of spiritual crisis but ultimately a journey towards union with God. Like Job many of us and indeed all of us in one way or the other and at one point or the other in life pass through our months of misery accompanied by troubled nights full of restlessness. These are the chaotic moments of our lives to which we have no solution in view, and we feel helpless and lost. Then groping like Job, we ask, ‘when shall I arise,’ to at least see the dawn of a new day and wondering if we will ever find happiness in life again. But the truth is that God is aware of our situation and our troubles and He wants to heal us, and He comes towards us waiting to see if we will turn to Him. It is important then that we do not forget that the greatness of God is immeasurable and that Christ the ‘Day Star’ (Luke 1:78, 2 Peter 1:19), always stands at the end of our ‘dark nights,’ as the source of a new day waiting to usher in a new dawn into our lives whose light will shine out in the darkness of our world. This is when like Job we shall finally smile in the end. Nevertheless, ask yourself, are you ready to allow Christ the Day Star to bring His light into the darkness of your world?



The Lord guides his children in the way of everlasting. He cares for us. His eye fixed on you, his heart beats with pity for your woe. The Lord  pronounces woe to the places he once blessed. The Lord does so much good for us, especially those things we cannot see – he is always present, always loving, always mindful of our needs, and providing for us in our times of trouble, joy, and sorrow; but many today take his blessings for granted. How many pull away from him in his goodness, how many refuse to believe in the miraculous, and walk away from the invaluable graces he provides?

God can’t make us do what we sometimes ought to do – to repent, to do the right thing, to remember to love him unconditionally – only we can decide to do those things that bring us closer to the kingdom. So my words to you today are to forgive, to love, and to follow God no matter what. He truly is the way, the truth and the life!






May St Jerome intercede for us. Amen. Do Have a grace-filled last day of the month. 

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