David and Jonathan Separate

Living in Covenant

A Personal Perspective

Live in the light of God (Isaiah 2:5) 

A Covenant betweenFriends

1 Samuel 20:35-42 New International Version
35 In the morning, Jonathan went out to the field for his meeting with David. He had a small boy with him, 36, and he said to the boy, “Run and find the arrows I shoot.” As the boy ran, he shot an arrow beyond him. 37 When the boy came to the place where Jonathan’s arrow had fallen, Jonathan called out after him, “Isn’t the arrow beyond you?” 38 Then he shouted, “Hurry! Go quickly! Don’t stop!” The boy picked up the arrow and returned to his master. 39 (The boy knew nothing about all this; only Jonathan and David knew.) 40 Then Jonathan gave his weapons to the boy and said, “Go, carry them back to town.”
41 After the boy had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone and bowed down before Jonathan three times, with his face to the ground. Then they kissed each other and wept together—but David wept the most.
42 Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for we have sworn friendship with each other in the name of the Lord, saying, ‘The Lord is a witness between you and me, and between your descendants and my descendants forever.’” Then David left, and Jonathan went back to the town.

For Reflection

The love that bound Jonathan and David was a divine union of one to the other.  The covenant also extended to the families of each. Their covenant wiped away any potential hate or vengeance for Saul's action.

Are we faithful to our deepest loyalities? Are we open to what Christ is doing and saying, moving us a new sense of commitment to the will of God? 

Pray

Pray so that you will respond to the Christ that resides in you,  Pray and commit yourself anew to Jesus and the Word that animates you.


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