...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...

...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....

...out to me, I thought about Job's story and the famous Scripture Job 1:21 from that great book. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. Blessed be the name of the Lord. I really did need clearance for this. Was God trying to take something away from me? Was...