David, so singled out for favor.
Mentioned till the end of time
and after that . . . forever.

Linked to the Son,
whose throne was named
for this all-too-human king.

David, splendid to God, gave Him pleasure
causing the Divine to remember him,
and hold him forth for all of
Christian history. 

What was his anchor to God
that he should know such a glowing presence
of God . . .
such lasting magnitude
for himself?

The answer is a surprise to the religious
and a comfort to the deficient.

David was human -
fully, deliberately, comfortably
always . . . just human.

And God loved him
for his humanity.

God is interested in human beings.
Not in dolls or clowns or actors or slaves.

God does not want religious teachers,
or ministers,
or workers, or wives or fathers.
Though we believe He likes a producing machine
what God really wants is . . . a YOU.
 

God doesn't want you to be a role in this life . . . .

He wants you to be YOU. First.
Then you can live a role, but first
find you, be you.
Like being you.

God wants children.
Definition of children: people who will be human.
Simply human. Completely human. 

God can deal with humans.

He cannot deal with liars who pretend to be angels.
Humans are not angels.

He made us dust so He knows we are dust.
When we try to be rubies or crystallite,
God is gone.

God can deal with dust.
God relates ONLY to the dust of which
He HIMSELF made us.

The disciples were just human beings.
Real ones.
Ordinary people.

Jesus never minded their stupidity.
Answered their ambitious claims
with respect.

It appears that He was patient but I
doubt it took endurance.
He loved them in their raw humanity.
His only frustration with them was for their
failure to believe . . . why? They were
childlike, they should have just fallen for Him,
believed by simplicity when they saw His wonders. 

You are a humanity that is the dream of God.
Every one of us, a unique idea of His Imagination.

He made your original blueprint,
and melted
you by environment
for your molded destiny.

You are a genuine original.
No other story is yours.
No identity is even your relative twin.

You are not your job. Your title. Your role.
You are . . . you . . . .

David was his created self.
His individuality was within his soul.
And in that private honesty,
he simply was.
Spontaneous and real.

The man's works flowed out of his alive self.
His unique mark stamped all his roles
and his creativity shaped their expression.

As a human, he could
dream with God and
see with God.
He could know his potential by God's
will and discover his talents
by God's assignments.

David was fascinated to know God's secrets
about him.
He was enthralled with "being."

His was not an egocentric focus
but he liked "being David."

God created humans. We would be more.
We claw to be more.
We lie to be above human.

But all things are given to the human.
God relates ONLY to the human.
Live in super spirituality, grandiose superiority
strength and confidence . . .
God is gone.

Humanity is in its core reality, weak.
Incapable. Inept. Ignorant.

The great and secret irony:
Only in being small, can you be great.
Only in lowly humanity will you reach the Divine.
Only in being weak can you find strength.

All humanity needs in order to be
all God meant you to be is . . . God.

Copyright © 2002 Martha Kilpatrick