Why Does Stuff Happen?

Read chapters 1 & 2 of the Book of Job. Read Deuteronomy, chapter 28. What do you think about "retributive justice" as outlined in Deuteronomy? What do you think about Job's suffering, knowing that he is innocent of any wrongdoing? Do you believe that God uses undeserved suffering as a way to test our faith? When "stuff happens" in your life, do you respond like Job does in chapter 2, with: "Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?" Or do you respond like Mrs. Job, who advises Job to: "Curse God and die!"?