REFLECTION QUESTIONS:

1. Why is it good news that God’s ways are mysterious? Why can this be difficult to trust in certain times?

2. Can you think of a time where you couldn’t understand what God was doing in the moment but later on you were able to see that He was working for good? How can thinking of these times help us when we are in the midst of trials?

3. Is it ever difficult for you to see how God is moral and just when you look at injustice in the world? What truths can we draw on from Scripture to help us know that God is moral in all of His ways?

4. How do we see God being merciful even in the midst of the judgment of this passage? How can we remind ourselves and each other that God is merciful in all of His ways when we can’t understand how He is working?