Till We Have Faces - Melissa Marazzi

As I began reading Till We Have Faces, the opening starts out with Oraul speaking rather indignantly. He talks about how he has been wronged by the gods and that he is daring the dangerous path of arguing against them. This immediately made me think of the story of Job from the Bible. Great tragedy befalls Job and he winds up losing everything he has. Indignant – and rightfully so from our perspective – he falls to the ground and demand God grant him an answer. Job loves the Lord but does not understand why He has decided that these serious of events must occur. On the other hand, Oraul seems to angry because of a wrong he believes was done to him; there does not seem to be much adoration for the gods in his case (however, I am still in the midst of reading the story, so I may not have the full picture quite yet). The two seem to be facing what humans are constantly being frustrated over, our lack of understanding for what God has in sort for us. The truth is, though, because of our limited perspective, I think, we will never be able to really understand with full clarity when a thing is occurring. Hindsight is 20-20 and foresight is essentially blind; but faith is blind, so we must walk blindly and trust in God.