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Pain has a way of stripping us to the truth. Walking through Job 10, we explore how lament can be loyal, how a cry for relief differs from a wish for distance, and why the worst fate isn’t suffering but being truly left alone. We sit with Job’s plea for “a little respite,” his image of the grave as a land where even light looks like darkness, and the unsettling clarity that God’s hand upon us in hardship is still a gift of presence.

We also take aim at the myth of moral autonomy. From the garden to modern life, choosing good and evil on our own terms leaves us restless and confused. Peter’s words—“Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life”—become our anchor. We talk about trading explanations for trust, swapping control for dependence, and finding hope that outlasts every why. Not by numbing pain, but by knowing the character of the Judge who always does right.

What makes this feel different is the honesty of the room. Friends confess spiritual exhaustion, speak of fear and faith in the same breath, and remind each other that being kept by God matters more than being comfortable. We reflect on the terror of true abandonment—hell as the place where God leaves you alone—and the mercy of a Father who refuses to step back. If suffering presses us low, community lifts our hands, and prayer steadies our gaze on Christ, who walked from womb to tomb and out again so darkness would not be final.

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