Wednesday, June 30, 2021

The Lord is My Shepherd and Michelangelo's David



Are you aware of the famous sculpture of David?
Have a look...  David looms large in the history of the west.  He was a shepherd boy who became King of Israel.  He was a musician.  He was anointed to be king while the evil King Saul was ruling.  Annointed, means at an old prophet of God came to him, took out a horn of oil, and poured it over him, and declared him to be chosen by God.  This is a mystical part of the bible that points to a deep and hidden tradition.  The oil was a symbol of God's Spirit.  It is an intensely spiritual image.  (in the English Language, a word that refers to God is always capitalized.)  The external image of olive oil, pouring down on someone's head.  Many people in the middle east who are guests, have a little bit of oil poured on their heads.  It is a sign of blessing that goes back to this event.  When people were anointed by God.  Things moved, they were changed.  Seers and prophets and kings were anointed.  They changed the world.  Today they still change it...
Sometimes when I tell a story, I think it says one thing, but once it is let loose in the world.  To others it may say something else and accomplish something yet unseen. Lol.
I started this story to compare penis sizes Lol...  Michaelangelo was not generous to poor David lol.
Yet even in his lack of generosity, this statue and its beauty has changed the world.  It is quite a striking thing given that we are talking about the one thing that all men worry about the most.  Will it be big enough for her?  Pretending that Michaelangelo was right, a man with a small penis was critical to the rise of 2 world religions that stil rock this world.  David wrote a profound poem, that begins with: The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. (be hungry, starve, or be in great need) (Psalm 23).  It has comforted many people in very hard situations.  If David hadn't been anointed, he would not have penned those words.  

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