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Where Was God?

On Being with Krista Tippett

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Job, I Repent Now, Knowing I Am but Dust and Ashes, Namely, I Take Back My Accusation Against You, God

The last line of job says, i repent. The word in hebrew that we normally translate as repent is better translated from the classical he Hebrew: not i repent that i am dust and ashes, but i am reconciled that i'm dust and ashes. And one of things which we've clearly come to grips with is our vulnerability. This enduring lesson that religion is so good at teaching us about the importance of accepting our frailty and our finality. That's what job is saying. I i now realize that's who i am.

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