None of Jobs friends really understood what Job was going through. They had no personal experience the same as his. Though they cared about him, they failed to know how to properly care for him. So they had to idly sit by and watch him.

“Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked, for the Lord will be at your side and will keep your foot from being snared.” Proverbs 3:25-26

Job had a story in the Bible like none other. Despite his long

You are the Lord Almighty and within you I find extreme pleasure.
You are my Comfort and my Delight.

You surround my heart with Gladness and your Goodness is my Shelter and Strength.

There is none other like you.
You have been good to me.
You have shown me great Kindness.
You have kept my soul content in the Secret Place.
You offer tremendous soul strength and in you I take delight.

You are pure Gold…

Thank you for this Beautiful gift of Life.

In you I have my Treasure.
In you my heart flows in ever increasing measure.
You are my

My Father is a Gardener and oh how my Garden he does keep.

He nestles himself—
Heart and Soul with my petals.
He reaches through my stem until he gets to the root.
The roots are the very essence of who I am.

I love how I’ve been planted in his garden.
There is no other garden where I would like to be.
Here in his chambers I am free to be me.
He is the key that unlocks the goodness in me.

He is Master Gardener.
He knows exactly how much water I need.

Prayer of Prose

Lord, Sweet and Precious Savior. Water my Garden. Give me moisture from Heaven—for by your Spirit I am refreshed and Renewed. You are the glue that holds me together. You are the fertilizer that nourishes me to the root. You planted seeds of hope in the deepest parts of me. You lead me and caused me to explore and find the floor of my heart—causing me to discover the depths within.

I am quieted by the noise of your waterfall. Cascade over me. I am a Bloom in your