52 Prayers from the Bible

A Prayer of Complete Trust in God

²⁰ Then Job stood up, tore his robe and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped, ²¹ saying: Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will leave this life. The LORD gives, and the LORD takes away. Praise the name of the LORD. ²² Throughout all this Job did not sin or blame God for anything. (Job 1: 20-22)

1. What has been happening to Job?
2. Why did this happen?
3. When did Job figure out what was going on?
4. What was Job’s response to his calamity?
5. How have you responded to disaster in your own life?
6. How can this story inform our prayers today?

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