But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord. 2 Samuel 11:27b

The thing that David had done? What thing?

Sometimes I get really frustrated with our lectionary. (For those of you who are struggling to master Episco-speak, that’s the book that tells us which chunks of Scripture to read in church on a particular Sunday.) A lot of people don’t realize that the lectionary sometimes leaves stuff out. Look at this Sunday’s Old Testament reading, for example: 2 Samuel 11:26-12:10, 13-15. What happened to verses 11 and 12? I’ll let you read them and decide for yourself why the lectionary crafters might have edited these out of our Sunday worship. Of more concern is that, in this case, the lectionary leaves out the beginning and middle of the story.

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