cure of his condition. Though he clung to his faith in God, he even cursed the day on which he was born (Job 3:1). Job described his feelings in the following way, ‘For sighing comes before I eat’. And my groanings pour out like water. For the thing I greatly feared has come upon me. And what I dreaded has happened to me. I am not at ease, nor am I quiet; I have no rest, for trouble comes’. (Job 3:24–26). Job is experiencing many of the feelings that we would associate with being depressed. These