Day 112: True Friendship (2026)
4/22/202618 min
Fr. Mike zeroes in on the deep friendship between Jonathan and David and the enduring power of their brotherly bond. He breaks down the different kinds of friendship according to Greek philosophy, and points out how true and virtuous friendship is so rare and special. Today's readings are 1 Samuel 20 and Psalm 142.
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[gentle music] Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a Year podcast, where we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of scripture. The Bible in a Year podcast is brought to you by Ascension. Using the Great Adventure Bible timeline, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation, discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit into that story today. It is day one hundred and twelve, and we're reading one chapter from First Samuel. We're reading First Samuel chapter twenty on the friendship between David and Jonathan. We talked about it a little bit yesterday. We're taking this next step in chapter twenty. We're also praying Psalm one hundred and forty-two. If you want to know what Bible translation that I'm reading from, I'll give you the answer. The answer is I'm using the Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition. I'm using the Great Adventure Bible from Ascension as well. If you would like to download your own Bible in a Year reading plan, you can visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. And if you have not yet subscribed to this podcast, please consider yourself invited. I, uh, got a letter the other day from someone who said, "And also, by the way, PS, I have subscribed, so you don't have to say it anymore." But I know there's someone out there who's listening right now, and you're thinking, "You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna get to the entire end of the year, and I'm not gonna subscribe. I'm gonna find it every single day for three hundred and sixty-five days, and that's gonna be my goal. And so at the end of it, I can say, 'Ha, I never subscribed, and he was talking to me every single day.'" That's what we just did. Here we are. Um, day one hundred and twelve with First Samuel chapter twenty and Psalm one hundred and forty-two. First Samuel, chapter twenty. The Friendship of David