Day 141: The Life of David (2026)
5/21/202620 min
Fr. Mike touches on one of his favorite bible stories about David's mighty men and discusses his attitude in old age. At the end of his life, David chooses not to dwell on his mistakes, but to recognize the people around him and the blessings he received, which helped him accomplish what God was calling him to do. Today's readings are 2 Samuel 23, 1 Chronicles 28, and Psalm 42.
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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 forty-one, and we are reading today from Second Samuel chapter twenty-three, from First Chronicles chapter twenty-eight, and we are praying Psalm forty-two. As you know, the Bible translation that I'm reading from is the Revised Standard Version, the Second Catholic Edition, and I'm using the Great Adventure Bible from Ascension. If you want to download your own Bible in a Year reading plan, you can visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. If you have not yet subscribed to this podcast, you can do that. I got that in under one minute. So [chuckles] hit that fast-forward button twice, and here we are, beginning of the Bible, reading the Bible. It's gonna be great. As I said, it is day one hundred and forty-one. We're reading Second Samuel chapter twenty-three, First Chronicles chapter twenty-eight, and Psalm forty-two. The Second Book of Samuel, chapter twenty-three, "The Last Words of David." "Now these are the last words of David. The oracle of David, the son of Jesse, the oracle of the man who was raised on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet psalmist of Israel. The Spirit of the Lord speaks by me; his word is upon my tongue. The God of Israel has spoken, the Rock of Israel has said to me: When one rules justly over men, ruling in the fear of God, he dawns