All Fall Down [Proper 4B]
The Rev. Jeremiah Williamson Mark 2:23 – 3:6 All Fall Down If Jesus asked me the same question, I could have unequivocally answered Yes. I have read. I have read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need of food. I have read that. Actually a number of people in the congregation have read that - recently in fact. Because that story is found in the book of I Samuel and we just finished studying I Samuel in our Wednesday evening Bible study. If you are new to the story, what you should know is that David was on the run from Saul - that is the occasion that drove him to the house of God. King Saul was trying to kill him; the king was jealous and paranoid and in his madness decided that pinning David to the wall with a spear was the best cure for his anxiety. Given the urgency of the situation, David and his band of ruffians needed to get out of town quickly – so quickly in fact that they did not even bother to gather ...