Readings for Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, 6/28/15: 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27, Psalm 130, 2 Corinthians 8:7-15, Mark 5:21-43 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27: David laments the deaths of both Jonathan, who he loved dearly, and Saul, who spent a lot of time trying to kill David. Could you give someone like Saul such a lament? Apparently, David was sympathetic to the obvious psychological distress Saul seemed to be in over David's rise to power. "greatly beloved were you to me; your love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women" David and Jonathan are constantly expressing their love for one another. What was their relationship like, do you think? Today, we don't encourage such emotional expressions from men, especially directed at other men. Psalm 130: A favorite Psalm. My favorite musical setting of this Psalm is the John Rutter Requiem. Out of the depths - what are the depths from which you call to God? Do you remember to call to God from your lowest low? This psalm
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