The next morning David wrote a letter to Joab which he sent by Uriah. In it he directed: “Place Uriah up front, where the fighting is fierce. Then pull back and leave him to be struck down dead.” (2 Sam 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/013026.cfm
David orders the murder of Uriah to cover up his adulterous relationship with Bathsheba. Uriah dies, the child with Bathsheba dies. What a disaster. Out of grief David prays: “Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness; in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense. Thoroughly wash me from my guilt and of my sin cleanse me.” Later Bathsheba becomes the mother of Solomon and is one of the many great grandmothers of the Lord. https://youtu.be/6OvK4M_bMSI?si=Isw4uJ9KMMVqhmPn
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Friday III, Ordinary Time
