Friday, January 22, 2016

Behind Every Good...

Friday of Week 2 in Ordinary Time
1 Samuel 24:3-21 (or the whole chapter to get the real feel;)

The drama between Saul and David has been playing out over this week…it has been fun!  Saul's conniving seems to know no bounds.  And well, David just won’t give up on the King…though I’m still wondering what Saul would want with 100 foreskins (see 1 Samuel 18:25…part of the missing verses in yesterday’s lectionary selection). The point is, I think, that David just won’t go down in the gutter where Saul is stuck.  He won’t be guided by jealously, fear, lust for power, or ego…at least not yet.

And then there is Saul’s son Jonathan who is David’s ever-encouraging and supportive BFF…not in this particular selection but in the overall narrative of 1 Samuel.  David is proving his greatness…but its clear that it isn’t a solo accomplishment.  Three cheers for Jonathan!

Behind every good biblical David there is a Jonathan!

To be a Jonathan-like comrade 
To have a Jonathan-like comrade 
Blessing upon blessing

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