“Let God fight your battles” (St. Luke’s: Friday, January 19th, 2018; 1 Samuel 24.3-21; Ps. 57; St. Mark 3.13-19)
Robin Hood in the Bible? The tale is told of an outlaw with a price on his head who lived in the wild with a band of outcasts. This motley crew lived a nomadic existence, always moving from place to place, with the authorities always on their tail. This band of “lawless men” would intervene to protect the defenseless and ensure that their kind of justice was done. These men of the wilderness knew that their leader was destined for great things, and they impatiently awaited the day when he would enter into his glory and they would all at last be free… Does this story sound familiar? Listen to the opening verses of 1 Samuel chapter 22: “David …escaped to the cave of Adullam …Everyone who was in distress , and everyone who was in debt , and everyone who was discontented gathered to him; and [David] became captain over them” (1 Sam. 22.1-2). Congratulations… sort of. This does indeed sound a lot like the story of Robin Hood and his ba...