(August 24, 2014)
Is
there a more tragic reality than the fact that Uriah the Hittite was a valiant
servant of David, a loyal confident, and trusted friend? It is bad enough that David sent a man to die
in order to hide his sin, or that he committed adultery with Bathsheba, but
that the woman he committed adultery with was the wife of a friend and that man
he condemned was a loyal and longtime friend makes the whole sordid affair that
much worse.
Of
course, the scriptures aren’t for us to read and imagine to ourselves how much
better we are – rather, they are for us to read and apply the lessons to our
own lives and identify shared weaknesses and the ways we likewise fail. Perhaps we might not be willing to condemn
our friends to death (or steal their spouses), but do we take advantage of
their friendships? Do we fail to
properly respect their thoughts and feelings – considering that they, as
friends, should ‘accept us as we are’ (a phrase often used to justify
disrespectful and selfish behavior, as often as not)?
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