Tomorrow the reading from Psalms is Psalm 51. Perhaps you have memorized it. King David wrote the psalm after being confronted by his prophet Nathan and his, King David’s, sin of adultery with Bathsheba, wife of Uriah the Hittite. David, with wives and a harem, saw Bathsheba and wanted her and invited her into his chambers. I doubt turning down a king’s request was socially not common at the time. But not only did David sleep with Bathsheba, she became pregnant and David orchestrated the death of her husband and then married Bathsheba. The story illustrates the domino affect of those “little sins” that change the course of our lives.
Tomorrow the Greeks comes to Jerusalem and are looking for Jesus. They go to the disciples with their request, “We want to see Jesus.” We do not know their question. But like them, King David has lost sight of God and pleads in Psalm 51 for forgiveness and a return to relationship. His cry, “Create in me a clean heart!”
Please enjoy this simple melodic tune of one of the key verses in Psalm 51.
On the Way to Wonder 