Near the end of Job, we’re forced to face the hard questions: Who is really in control? Can we trust God when we don’t understand? Job learns to surrender to the mystery of God’s wisdom. Maybe we’re called to do the same.

Drawing from Habakkuk's journey, the narrative concludes with a call to embrace trust amidst uncertainties, echoing the prophet's declaration of unwavering faith in God's providence, even in the face of adversity.

Questions abound . . . some of them good, some of them with motives that inspire even more questions. And some come from God himself.

Jesus used the Scriptures to answer the question. He also managed to answer in a way that gave two answers wrapped in one.

As I think today about these questions in Matthew, I wonder if sometimes we read past some questions Jesus asked for the same reason the Pharisees did. We don’t want to think or act differently.