Two very different people

Our Lectionary readings for 6/13 covered two very different people, both of whom were recipients of God’s mercy:

In 2 Samuel 12, Nathan the prophet addresses King David, after his adultery with Bathsheba and arranging for her husband Uriah to be killed in battle. He was “a man after God’s own heart” (Acts 13:22) that did some very wrong things.

In Luke 7, we read about a sinful woman – possibly but not certainly a prostitute. She worshiped Jesus without concern for the way people thought of her, particularly Simon the Pharisee, the dinner host. Unlike David, she had a “track record” for wrong living.

Neither the quantity of sin, nor the severity of sin, kept them from God’s grace. Both of them received forgiveness and mercy. I elaborated on this more in my sermon from 6/13. The audio is available.

Doug