From Job 31: The End of all that Junk is in the Beginning

“Did not the one who made me in the womb also make them? Did not the same God form us both in the womb?” (v. 15)

For a couple of generations now, our society has twisted itself into every kind of knot, with the hope of undoing our relational ills. Yet we find ourselves tangled up still—in racism, egotism, classism, and a bunch of other “isms.”

Why hasn’t progress been the answer?

Well, it’s because the end of all that junk isn’t found in new conclusions. It isn’t something we’ll graduate into.

The end of all that junk is in the beginning.

Humans are the same—one blood, shared origin, equal dignity—from the womb. All of us bear the image of God. The only differences—and they are shockingly, infinitesimally small—are minor genetic realities and cultural-circumstantial.

Until we recognize how we are made—and whose we are—we won’t be free from the junk.

So look to the beginning, and you’ll find the way to a better end.

— Tyler