“Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul” (Job 7:11). In the midst of his suffering, Job does what anyone would do. He complains. However, the grounds for the complaint are found in the same person as the one to whom the complaint is made. Job’s appeal is made to and on the basis of who God is. Consequently Job’s complaint to God is marked by a lack of idolatry. This is sacred complaint because God remains God. If I follow Job’s example in my own sufferings I can shout to the heavens,…