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Wonder, Joy, and Goodness

Job 1:1, 2:1-10         Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12     Mark 10:2-16   “ I have of late  —  but   wherefore I know not  —  lost all my mirth, forgone all   custom of exercises; and  indeed ,  it goes so heavily   with my disposition that this goodly frame, the   earth, seems to me a sterile promontory, this most   excellent canopy, the air, look you, this brave   o'erhanging  firmament, this  majestical  roof fretted   with golden fire, why, it appears no other thing to   me than a foul and pestilent congregation of  vapors .   What a piece of work is a  man! ;  h ow noble in reason! ; h ow infinite in faculty! ; i n form and moving how   express and admirable! ; i n action how like an angel! ; i n apprehension how like a god! ;  the beauty of the   world! ;  the paragon of animals! And yet, to me,   ...