At one time C.S. Lewis, the great apologist for the Christian faith during the twentieth century, like Job, wanted to present his case before God and explain why he was being unfairly treated. He explains in his book A Grief Observed how he felt after his wife Joy died of cancer: "Meanwhile where is God? This is one of the most disquieting symptoms. When you are happy, so happy that you have no sense of needing him, if you turn to him then with praise, you will be welcomed with open arms. But go to him when your need is desperate, when all other help is vain, and what do you find?