God as Giver and Taker

Week 5 of Pray Both Sides for Lent

Eastern tiger swallowtail. Found dead by my children in our garden, summer 2023. Was it given or taken away? Both at once?

God is both a giver and a taker

Then Job arose, tore his robe, shaved his head, and fell on the ground and worshiped. He said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return there; the Lord gave, and the Lord has taken …