Perseverance in Trials

Reflections on Job

By: Carlo Maria Martini, Matthew J. O'Connell (Translator)

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Christian life, like life generally, is marked by trials. For this reason, the author has chosen the Book of Job as a primary text for reflection, although other passages of the Old and New Testaments are also offered for meditation.

The story of Job spoke to the Jewish people exiled in Babylonia, even as it speaks to us today. It inspires questions such as, Does suffering have meaning? Can human beings ask God to account for that suffering? It counters those questions by asking for belief in God's ultimate justice and (humanly) incomprehensible wisdom.

In comments marked by spiritual and pastoral depth, Cardinal Martini, Archbishop of Milan, dwells on certain passages of Job that help shed light on the meaning of the mystery of the human person and the mystery of God. The reflections are gathered from retreat lectures given by the cardinal. When read in an atmosphere of prayer, these pages become a source of light, nourishment, strength, incentive, and consolation.

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Preface	p. 9
Introduction to the Retreat	p. 13
Renewing the Spirit of Prayer	p. 14
The Theme of the Retreat	p. 14
The Book of Job	p. 21
Introduction to the Mystery of Trials	p. 23
The Story in the Prologue of Job	p. 24
Some Questions	p. 25
Teachings	p. 28
The Book of Humanity's Poorest	p. 30
The Testing of the Rich Young Man (Homily)	p. 32
Job Cannot Accept Himself	p. 36
Introduction	p. 36
Job Curses the Day of His Birth	p. 38
Job's Cry and the Prayer of Lamentation	p. 42
Suggestions	p. 45
Job's Examination of Conscience	p. 51
Job's Final Monologue	p. 52
Start for the Meditation	p. 62
Blessed among Women (Homily)	p. 64
Moderation and Knowledge	p. 67
Job Refuses to Accept Self-ignorance	p. 68
Wisdom Is Beyond All Understanding	p. 70
God's Answer	p. 72
Start for the Meditation	p. 74
Practical Applications	p. 75
The Struggle for Obedience of the Mind	p. 81
The Obedience of Faith	p. 82
The Disorderly Mind	p. 83
Various Forms of Disobedience of the Mind	p. 84
Purification of the Mind According to the Fathers	p. 86
Suggestions	p. 88
The Ineffable Justice of God (Homily)	p. 92
Three Ways of Struggling with God	p. 96
Complaint of the Creature Against the Creator (Job 10)	p. 97
Mary's Struggle with Jesus (John 2)	p. 100
The Struggle of the Canaanite Woman (Matt 15:21-28)	p. 102
Our Ability to Struggle with God	p. 105
Three Exemplars of Obedience of the Mind	p. 106
The Obedience of Abraham	p. 107
The End of Job's Journey	p. 109
The Example of Jesus in Gethsemane	p. 113
Final Thoughts	p. 116
The Fulfillment of the Suffering Church (Homily)	p. 118
Job and the Song of Songs	p. 122
The Ineffable Mystery of the Trinity	p. 122
Two Unwearying Quests	p. 125
A God Who Hides Himself	p. 129
Job, a Poem of Love	p. 132
A Luminous Example of Selfless Love (Homily)	p. 134
Index of Biblical References	p. 139
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