The LORD speaks, “I prepare a table before you in the presence of your enemies”. So, I pull out a chair and take a seat at the table. I mean, what else can I do? And I eat.
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In 1888, the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche wrote, “Out of life’s school of war—what doesn’t kill me, makes me stronger.” This aphorism has been quoted, paraphrased, and parodied by people throughout the world since.
Yet 2,000 years before, a young shepherd boy and giant killer, who will later become King of Israel, said it this way: “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies”, delivered as a poetic praise to G-d.
The symbolic table of trust—an inexpressible mystery that transcends my limited understanding. My enemies become bread at the table of trust. I eat the mystery, no matter how difficult to swallow. And I am stronger because of it.
Love & Peace,
Author’s note: When I refer to “enemies” I am not referring to people, but the enemies of my soul. I understand all too well, that at times, my greatest enemy is myself.
Walt Kelly
“We Have Met the Enemy and He is Us.”
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