Lectionary Lab PREMIUM Edition for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year B
December 24, 2023
Thinking the Texts by John Fairless
In our Samuel text, God certainly had big things in mind for the kingship of young David. As we are reminded, God plucked him from trailing the north end of south-bound sheep and has put him all the way on the throne of Israel. But, God’s plans move along at a pace far different from our own. David kind of gets what my…