Okay, specifically, I’m asking about 1 Chron 11:17-19

David expressed a desire: “Oh, that someone would give me a drink from the cistern by the gate at Bethlehem!” Thereupon the Three broke through the encampment of the Philistines, drew water from the cistern by the gate at Bethlehem, and carried it back to David. But David refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out as a libation to the Lord, saying, “God forbid that I should do such a thing! Could I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” For at the risk of their lives they brought it; and so he refused to drink it. Such deeds as these the Three warriors performed.

Now, I know that David is supposed to be a man after God’s own heart. I also know that David blows it rather badly with Bathsheba. This, to me, seems to be more of a Bathsheba moment. I mean, it is good and all that he realizes at some point the selfishness of his request — a drink of water versus the lives of three of his most loyal men — but, really, isn’t that a little late? Why would you even voice a request like that, knowing that you have 3 people around you who are more than willing to risk themselves for your every whim? And once you have the water, isn’t it kind of a smack in the face to the people who risked their lives to get you the drink, to not drink it?

He *does* offer it to the Lord, but would this have been an offering which God would have wanted?

Any comments would be appreciated. 🙂

So, today is the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  It was actually a little odd going to Mass this morning.  Despite the fact that I usually go to morning Mass, I have been pretty sick lately and haven’t made morning Mass in quite some time.  When I got to church, it was a little surreal — like I had been gone for years.  I think I had forgotten the words to the Gloria and the Creed.  That said, it was a beautiful Mass, and I thoroughly enjoyed every minute.  Thank you, Fr. Lee!  🙂

This was part of the first reading:

“Its tail swept away a third of the stars in the sky
and hurled them down to the earth.”

And, while I really don’t get most of Revelation, for a moment, neurons fired and I had this thought.  ‘Hmm.  Maybe this refers to the Church Militant, here on earth, since the Church Suffering and the Church Triumphant would be up there in Heaven and Purgatory.’

Interesting thought, eh?  Well, it’s the best I can do this morning.  Enjoy!  🙂

What’s pink?  My colored pencil color for the last section of readings in Bible study.  According to Jeff Cavins, this period (The Church) is supposed to be white, to represent the spotless bride of Christ. 

Have you ever tried to highlight with white colored pencil?  Doesn’t work too well.  So I had to pick another color.  I picked pink.  Why pink?  No, not because I am a girly-girl, because, if you know me, you know that that is far from the truth.  First, I was looking for a color visually different from the other colors I have used thus far in my Bible.  Second, pink (rose, for those of you who cringe just at the word….) is the color of the robes that are allowed to be worn on Gaudete Sunday in Advent and Laetare Sunday in Lent.  “Gaudete” meaning, roughly, “rejoicing.”  And to designate the period of “The Church,” being Acts and everything following it, what better color to represent it?  Shouldn’t we be rejoicing all the time after the Resurrection?  (And, yes, there’s that period between the Resurrection and Pentecost, but according to the Bible study program, that is categorized under “Messianic Fulfillment,” and the apostles were still scared and hiding, until they were filled with the Holy Spirit — so I think they were really rejoicing after Pentecost….)  🙂