Life has a way of blindsiding us when we least expect it. Job understood this reality—in a single day, he lost everything, leaving him to ask the same question we all face: "Why is this happening to me?" Suffering catches us off guard because it violates our basic sense of how life should work. Sometimes our pain comes from our own mistakes or others' harmful choices. Other times, it feels like invisible forces are working against us. We're caught between the paradise we long for and the perfect world we hope is ahead—and that in-between space can be brutal. But here's what Job's story teaches us: we don't have to suffer in silence. Lament—the honest, raw conversation with God about our pain—isn't giving up on faith; it's making room for God to meet us in our darkest moments. When we learn to grieve alongside others, wrestle openly with our questions, and find comfort in timeless truths, we discover that even in our deepest pain, we're not alone.
