What did the boy know?

After 1 Samuel 17:26-49 

What did the boy know,

what did the boy think,

as he approached the giant,

the giant hurling insults

and taunts? Did the boy

feel uncertainty, feel fear?

Did he walk across

the field with a sinking 

heart or with confidence

and trust? Did he hear

the angry words of his

own brothers, embarrassed

by their cowardice, their

own fear? What we know

is this: the boy knew

the king’s own armor 

was not only useless but

a hindrance, to be cast

aside. What we know is 

this: the boy picked up

five smooth stones from

the creek bed, his only

armament against

the armed giant. What we do

know is this: the boy 

with the stones prevailed

against the armed giant,

the boy anointed 

by his Lord.

 

Photograph by Awais Jamil via Unsplash. Used with permission.

Some Sunday Readings

 

On Hospitality – Anthony Esolen at Word & Song.

 

Why Dads Still Matter – J. Warner Wallace at Cold-Case Christianity.

 

Evangelism and the Cynic – Melissa Edgington at Your Mom Has a Blog.