The best gift I received this Christmas was one I already had, kind of. Previously the same poem was available under the title The Misery of Job and the Mercy of God by John Piper with photography by Ric Ergunbright. This reissue, titled simply Jōb, with illustrations by Chirstopher Koelle is amazing; the art is married to and seemingly birthed out of the poetry. This is excellent tonic for the suffering soul. I highly recommend that you do three things in relation to it:
- Buy it for yourself.
- Read / Listen (an audio recording comes with the gift set) to the book with your family
- Buy extra copies to give away to the suffering.
And now come, broken, to the cross,
Where Christ embraced all human loss,
And let us bow before the throne
Of God, who gives and takes his own,
And promises – whatever toll
He takes – to satisfy our soul.
Come learn the lesson of the rod:
The treasure that we have in God.
He is not poor nor much enticed
Who loses everything but Christ.
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zWQ8EjoN94]
No Other Boast 
AMAZING BOOK!!
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