So, I'm reading a book about facing our "giants," whatever those may be. The author uses quite a bit of comparison with David as he faced off with Goliath. I love all the correlations he makes between the two. Here are a couple of my favorite paragraphs:
"One might read David's story and wonder what God saw in him. The fellow fell as often as he stood, stumbled as often as he conquered. He stared down Goliath, yet ogled at Bathsheba; defied God-mockers in the valley, yet joined them in the wilderness. An Eagle Scout one day. Chumming with the Mafia the next. He could lead armies but couldn't manage a family. Raging David. Weeping David. Bloodthirsty. God-hungry. Eight wives. One God."
"David's life has little to offer the unstained saint. Straight-A souls find David's story disappointing. The rest of us find it reassuring. We ride the same roller coaster. We alternate between swan dives and belly flops, souffles and burnt toast."
We all, hopefully, are working at improving. Being a little better today than we were yesterday. If we mess up on something, we need to dust ourselves off, climb the ladder, and try again!
Love you!!
Mom
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