Week 20: Make the Widow's Heart Sing
This week we read a few passages in Job where he details how he lived a life of justice. It was proactive and open-handed, protecting the weak and righting wrongs. Job extended his high status like an umbrella over those with low status, and was so generous that he made the heart of the widow sing.
Whoever heard me spoke well of me, and those who saw me commended me, because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to assist them. The one who was dying blessed me; I made the widow’s heart sing. Job 29:11-13
This Week's Justice Reading Plan
- Job 12 - 37
- Psalm 138 - 144
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