Suffering and the faith that perserveres

I am reading a commentary on Job. It is not as much a book about suffering as it is a book about faith. Job suffers, but in his suffering he proves his faith and comes face to face with God. It makes the point that our suffering is not ordained by God and though he doesn't always release us from it, we are caught up in a bigger cosmic story of which we cannot know the reasons or the battles that are going for our hearts and minds. I still have trouble articulating to people who are suffering the answers to their questions about why do I suffer? Where is God? And why is he not powerful enough or willing enough to set me free? To this I can only say, Job shows us that in this state, He wants us to call out to Him with our cares, concerns, and rantings, even if we blaspheme him to his face. He wants this honest side of us because he loves us and nothing can take us from his presence, except (in Job) the pseudo-religious piety that he sees right though. We can pray to him like we converse with a friend and ask him these tough questions and He will answer and sooth our hearts with words that speak directly to our souls, from words from friends, teachings in the Bible, or from that still small voice in the depths of our soul. The commentary makes the point that in our suffering we are perfected and so our suffering is redeemed as it draws us closer to God and closer to the people God intended us to be: people who will change the world with Love.