The Book Of Job: Case Study

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The book of Job is a great case study for counseling students. From this book, we can observe the good and bad practices of Job’s friends. From the study, I found several principles about grief and loss.
1) Quick to listen and mourn
The friends of Job did something very good from the beginning. When they heard the adversaries of Job, they invited each other to mourn with Job. It is the friends of the client organized a supporting group for the one who is suffering. Their intention is also very well. They want to “sympathize with him and comfort him.” Because of their good intentions, they wept with Job and used culturally appropriate rituals to express their mourning. From the response of Job, we can know that they indeed comforted Job when it was hard for him.
From those positive examples, I …show more content…

The grief and loss for Job is so big that he cannot deal with it. His friends tried to make him well with several speeches. However, it takes much longer for a person to recover and grieve over his loss. Grieving is hard work and it takes time. Job really struggled about his faith in God. When it is the proper time, God showed himself to him in the storm. He strengthened Job’s faith through the painful experience. Through time and struggling, Job really experienced God and was comforted.
I should be prepared that my shepherding may not have instant outcomes. It may take months and years to recover from losses. I have to be patient and encourage the clients to be patient to themselves and to God.
There are many lessons we can learn from the book of Job. Although in the paper, I tried to get principles from this book, it is mainly a book about God. God as the father of Job, must be grieving with Job. Job thought the storms brought disasters to him. However, God was in the storms. He wanted to help Job through his sufferings. God mourned with Job and listened to Job’s complaints. He is the ultimate counselor in the

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