By
Beth DeCristofaro
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God's Garden blog at www.Carmelites.net
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When
the time of David’s death drew near, he gave these instructions to his son
Solomon: “I am going the way of all flesh. Take courage and be a man. Keep the
mandate of the LORD, your God, following his ways and observing his statutes,
commands, ordinances, and decrees as they are written in the law of Moses, that
you may succeed in whatever you do, wherever you turn, and the LORD may fulfill
the promise he made on my behalf (1 Kings 2: 1-3)
Jesus
summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two and gave them
authority over unclean spirits. He instructed them to take nothing for the
journey but a walking stick … So they went off and preached repentance. The
Twelve drove out many demons, and they anointed with oil many who were sick and
cured them. (Mark 6:7, 12-13)
Piety
As You send me out every day of my life,
Lord, renew my faith in your Word so that I, created in Your image, will be
enough to bring Your light and healing to the world. And on the day I go the way of all flesh, may
I dwell in Your house forever.
Study
St. Teresa was most likely not thinking of
King David when she prayed “May you be blessed, Lord, who put up with me for so
long.” There were many contemporary leaders
and her own sisters in community who God put up with in spite of their very
active ways of doing it “my way.”
Knowing herself so well and the struggles she endured in her own journey
of the spirit she undoubtedly spoke of herself as well.
David’s words and the actions of the Twelve
inspire me to reach deeper into myself, into the well of faith given me by
Christ. David was a strong leader but a
leader who was often and repeatedly driven by his own desires to the detriment
of his subjects. He continually strayed
yet repented in true humility and recommitted to his God time and again. Then at the time of his death he fully believed
God’s promise. He knew God’s word was
everlasting. In the Gospel, Jesus sent the
Twelve out with nothing but the Word.
Their faith and their actions in His name were able to bring God’s
promise to people in very direct and life-giving ways.
As I struggle and hope to be a better wife, daughter,
chaplain, Christian, Cursillista, citizen, may I remember God’s promise to me
in the Everlasting love of Christ Jesus.
And may I renew my commitment to Him every day and on the day of my
death.
Action
Picture yourself, staff in hand, walking with Jesus at
your side. He trusts you to be his
healing, directing hands in the world.
What do you say to Him? In what
way do you recommit to Him?
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