Voice: Jennifer
Today is Tuesday, 15th of July. Take a moment to be still in His presence.
We pray this collect by Thomas Cranmer:
Blessed Lord, who caused all Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them,
that by patience and the comfort of your Holy Word
we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life,
which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ;
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
We praise the Lord in the words of Psalm 87:
On the holy mount stands the city he founded;
2 the Lord loves the gates of Zion
more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.
3 Glorious things of you are spoken,
O city of God. Selah
4 Among those who know me I mention Rahab and Babylon;
behold, Philistia and Tyre, with Cush
“This one was born there,” they say.
5 And of Zion it shall be said,
“This one and that one were born in her”;
for the Most High himself will establish her.
6 The Lord records as he registers the peoples,
“This one was born there.” Selah
7 Singers and dancers alike say,
“All my springs are in you.”
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
as It was in the beginning, is
now, and shall be forever. Amen.
We meditate on Job 38: 1-11
1Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
2 “Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?
3 Dress for action[a] like a man;
I will question you, and you make it known to me.
4 “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell me, if you have understanding.
5 Who determined its measurements—surely you know!
Or who stretched the line upon it?
6 On what were its bases sunk,
or who laid its cornerstone,
7 when the morning stars sang together
and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
8 “Or who shut in the sea with doors
when it burst out from the womb,
9 when I made clouds its garment
and thick darkness its swaddling band,
10 and prescribed limits for it
and set bars and doors,
11 and said, ‘Thus far shall you come, and no farther,
and here shall your proud waves be stayed’?
This is the Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
Reflection
Measured Chaos
God did answer Job—but not in the way Job expected.
Throughout the Book of Job, we as readers are given insight from the start. We know there were greater, hidden reasons behind Job’s suffering—reasons tied to divine purpose and cosmic justice. But Job himself was not told these reasons. Instead, God answered him out of a whirlwind (Job 38:1).
And in that divine response, God did not explain the “why.”
He revealed the “Who.”
God took Job on a sweeping tour of the universe—from the foundations of the earth to the boundaries of the sea, from the morning light to the storehouses of snow. And what does He reveal through it all? That He is a measuring God.
“Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know!
Who stretched a measuring line across it?” (Job 38:5)
God speaks of limits—of how the waves of the sea may roar and rise, but even they hear the divine command:
“This far you may come and no farther; here is where your proud waves halt.” (Job 38:11)
Even the chaos is measured.
Yes, life often feels chaotic—uncontrolled, overwhelming, senseless. But here God reminds Job—and us—that nothing escapes His wisdom. The universe is not random. It is precise, purposeful, measured. So too, our suffering has its boundaries. It is not endless, even when it feels that way.
In moments when your life feels like it’s spiraling out of control, hear again the voice from the whirlwind:
God is still in control.
Your life is measured.
Your suffering has a limit.
“Thus far shall they come… and no farther.”
Let this truth anchor your soul. For even when you don’t get the answers you seek, you are held by the God who measures stars, seas—and your pain—with care and purpose.
We end with the Collect for the day:
O God, the protector of all who trust in you,
without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy:
increase and multiply upon us your mercy;
that with you as our ruler and guide
we may so pass through things temporal
that we lose not our hold on things eternal;
grant this, heavenly Father, for our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Be blessed by this song, It is Well – You are brave.
Grander earth has quaked before
Moved by the sound of His voice
And seas that are shaken and stirred
Can be calmed and broken for my regard
And through it all, through it all
My eyes are on You
And through it all, through it all
It is well
And through it all, through it all
My eyes are on You
And it is well, with me
Far be it from me to not believe
Even when my eyes can’t see
And this mountain that’s in front of me
Will be thrown into the midst of the sea
And through it all, through it all
My eyes are on You
And through it all, through it all
It is well
And through it all, through it all
My eyes are on You
And it is well, it is well
So let go my soul and trust in Him
The waves and wind still know His name
So let go my soul and trust in Him
The waves and wind still know His name
So let go my soul and trust in Him
The waves and wind still know His name
The waves and wind still know His name
And it is well
With my soul (sing it out)
It is well
With my soul
It is well
With my soul
It is well, it is well with my soul (sing it out, it is well)
Oh, it is well (it is well)
With my soul (because of who You are Lord)
Oh, it is well
With my soul
It is well (oh)
With my soul
It is well, it is well with my soul (sing it out, it is well)
It is well, it is well with my soul (it is well, it is well)
It is well, it is well with my soul
And through it all, through it all
My eyes are on You
And through it all, through it all
It is well, Lord
And through it all, through it all
My eyes are on You
And it is well with me
Link to today’s Morning Office
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