Day 130: Nathan Condemns David (2026)
5/10/202620 min
Fr. Mike touches on the sins of David, and how we can see ourselves in these fallen characters in scripture. God desires a relationship with us free from sin, and although it may be painful, he brings these things into the light not out of anger, but out of love. Today's readings are 2 Samuel 12, 1 Chronicles 16, and Psalm 51.
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Before we get started, I just wanted to offer a quick thank you to all those who have supported The Catechism in a Year or the Bible in a Year podcast. We hear stories every day about how those shows have transformed people's lives, and because of your prayers and financial gifts, you are a significant part of that. You might ask a question, though. The question is, what does Ascension do with these financial gifts? Great question. The answer is we make authentically Catholic podcasts and videos and other digital content to help people know the Catholic faith and grow closer to God, and we do it all for free. If you found this podcast to be helpful in your life and would like to help us continue making free Catholic content we can post online, please consider making a financial contribution, an ongoing financial contribution by going to ascensionpress.com/support. That's ascensionpress.com/support. Thank you, and God bless. [gentle music] Hi, my name's 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 thirty, and today we're reading from 2 Samuel chapter twelve, we're reading 1 Chronicles chapter sixteen, and we're praying Psalm fifty-one, the Psalm of repentance of David, because as we're gonna see here in 2 Samuel chapter twelve, he is going to be called to a place of repentance. As always, the Bible translation that I am reading from is the Revised Standard Version, the Second Catholic