Alongside the story runs a stream of reflection — the poetry and wisdom literature that wrestles with suffering, meaning, and love. The Writings gathers the books that ask the deep questions of the human heart in the presence of God.

Job stares into innocent suffering; the Psalms hand us language for every emotion we are likely to have; Proverbs gives wisdom for the ordinary decisions of an ordinary week; Ecclesiastes tests whether anything under the sun can satisfy; the Song of Solomon celebrates love as a gift of the Creator. Together they teach us to bring our whole selves — grief, doubt, and delight — before the God who made us.

What you will find in this section

• Job — Why do the righteous suffer — and the answer that is not an answer
• Psalms — The one book in the Bible written to God rather than about Him
• Psalm 23: The Lord, My Shepherd — Written by a man who had actually done the job
• Understanding David — The son who was not in the lineup
• Proverbs — Wisdom for the ordinary decisions of an ordinary week
• Ecclesiastes — God’s commentary on human life outside of Christ
• Song of Solomon — A love story, and what it says about being wanted

Begin with Job.