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But if I go to the east, He is not there;if I go to the west, I do not find Him. — Job 23:8Why is God sometimes so elusive? Why, when we are in pain, does He seem sometimes out of reach?I am reminded of the second verse in the Bible. "Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep … " the verse begins. Sometimes our lives feel that way – formless, empty and dark. Where is God? Why has He abandoned us?But the verse continues "… and the Spirit of God was…

… be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is — His good, pleasing, and perfect will. — Romans 12:2Twenty-eight years ago today I started my first job out of college as a parole and probation officer. It seemed an oddball fit for me; a guy who got picked on while I was growing up – yet here I was arresting hardened criminals or ordering their arrest; interrogating them, going off to gun school, and doing my best to keep my part of the world safe from burglars,…