The book of Job

A student entitled a paper on the book of Job "Good Grief."

That certainly captures the essence of the book!

God Himself is the answer to innocent suffering (Job). God accepts responsibility for Job's suffering. Seeing God face-to-face is what satisfies Job. There is no propositional answer to his question. The answer is given in Person by the Creator.

Job's claim that it is all God's fault is not contradicted by saying, "God has a reason for everything He does." That concedes the point--but without addressing the scandal that a perfectly good God allows perfectly good people to suffer grievous evil. Yes, God always has good reasons for allowing innocent people to suffer--but He allows innocent people to suffer!