This story could relate to any culture, no matter the religious background. All religions have a way of appeasing a god for wrongdoing, and similarly, a view of how wrongdoing affects people. When suffering occurs, one naturally assumes that it is direct result of himself. This is present in all worldviews. We see in Job's story that maybe our problems are not always our fault. This should be comforting, but I don't think it is for most modern people, especially Americans. We like to be in control; we are very intrinsically minded. If something happens out of our control, we become upset. This is opposite of stoicism, which has a kind of "oh well" mindset. In short, I think this story should be encouraging. We can rest in the idea of not being in control over everything, and entrusting that control to Someone higher.
YO-Caleb's
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