BEST WAY TO RESPOND TO SUFFERING: 5th Sunday OT B

POINTING TO THE SAVIOUR OF THE WORLD

Brothers and sisters,
We can all can recount experiences in which we had our hearts broken; whether it was the untimely death of a loved one, the break in a relationship, the loss of a job we love, failing our exams, severe illnesd etc. One very common reaction to suffering is the use of these 2 words "WHY ME?
The readings today talk about suffering and how to best respond to it.
In the first reading Job states that human life is "no better than hired drudgery" and laments that his "eyes will never again see joy".
In the second reading St Paul offers some words of wisdom as to how we approaches suffering. He says that to "the weak I made myself weak"
In the Gospel, we see Jesus curing Simon Peter’s mother-in-law of her illness, healing and driving out demons but many of us don’t have our prayers answered like that. Instead, we may relate more to Job in today’s first reading.
Brothers and sisters, when we are tempted to feel like Job, what should we do? What should our reaction be? Why is Job’s reaction not desirable to God?