...ever wish that you hadn't?" I asked. "The first thing I remember thinking after waking up was, 'The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.' I don't think I've ever been depressed or wished I'd died." I leaned back. I could hardly...

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...she had started. Done, he added the one thing he could remember from funerals he had attended: "The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away. Blessed be the name of the Lord." He closed the Book and handed it to her. She glanced up at him, and their eyes held a moment....

...pray and praise God. See, the Lord will be with you in the good and bad times. Job says it best. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. Blessed be the name of the Lord. Child, you need to read your Bible, pray, and ask God to guide you." I immediately thought...

...had soaked in for a moment, he thought it fitting to add Job's response to his terrible loss: "The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away; blessed be the name of the Lord." "Now, children," he said quietly, as he closed the big family Bible, "it surely was a tragedy...

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...perhaps more than most people experience over a lifetime. She barely heard Rev. Peters when he said:" The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away. Blessed be the name of the Lord." The words overshadowed her, and she didn't hear much that was being said. She leaned heavily...

...compassion and is merciful" (James 5:11). Two Sides To The Coin Almost everyone has heard the saying: "The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. Blessed be the name of the Lord." That saying is from the Bible, specifically the book of Job, and you usually hear it quoted...