
The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) Day 24: Tears of Joy (2026)
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Jan 24, 2026 A dramatic family reunion where identity, forgiveness, and providence collide. A royal welcome draws a displaced household into a new life. Thunder, lightning, and weather evoke the vast power of nature. A series of cosmic questions highlights human limits before divine wisdom. The episode closes with a prayerful reflection on joy and reunion.
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Joseph's Emotional Reunion
- Fr. Mike recounts Joseph revealing himself and weeping loudly when he meets his brothers and Benjamin.
- Joseph falls on Benjamin's neck, kisses his brothers, and weeps as the family reunites after long separation.
Creation Shows Divine Majesty
- God's power and wisdom manifest in creation's limits, weather, and cosmic order described in Job.
- The passage invites humility by contrasting human inability with divine mastery over nature.
God's Questions Expose Our Limits
- God questions Job about controlling cosmic forces to show human limitations and provoke awe.
- The rhetorical questions emphasize that wisdom and order belong to God, not to human counsel.









