Harpist This may well be King David, the psalmist and poet king. A beautiful window by Burne Jones & Morris in the former Unitarian church in Nottingham. Photo by Fr Lawrence Lew OP; flickr CCL
Meditation
Monday, Ordinary 15/Proper 10 described three kinds of relationships with God. The Psalmist, David, cried unto the Lord, when he felt despondent, when his world was crashing around him. David’s relationship was one of confidence that he could rely on God to give him support and answer his prayer in a positive way.
The Old Testament lesson in Micah revealed the prophet of the same name faced a God who was displeased with the behaviors of the Israelites and he fixed the blame on the leadership in Samaria. Samaritans were mixed blooded Semitics. They came from Jews, who had gone against God’s direction that they were to remain pure and not intermarry. But it was not just the mixed blood, because we know that Ruth (who was a grandmother of King David) was not Jewish, but she had converted. So the displeasure of God came from the Israelites being led by Samaritan rulers, to worship other gods. They fell away from their practices that would keep them pure. We know that Ruth followed the rules of the Scriptures. She didn’t bring false gods into their home. So Micah’s revelation that God was displeased was that Samaria’s rulers had led the Israelites to false gods. It must have been hugely disappointing for God to see his people slip into worship of idols and false gods. After all God had done for them, they disregarded the Law and turned their backs on the one true God.
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