In 2 Samuel 11-12, we find the story of David and Bathsheba.
To recap: David saw Bathsheba and desired her. She became pregnant by him; to hide
his misdeed, David recalled Bathsheba’s husband, Uriah, from battle, presuming
that he would have relations with his wife and would then assume that he
himself was the father of the child.
Uriah, however, did not sleep with his wife, and in
desperation, David had his general put Uriah in the front line of battle so
that he would be killed. This did in fact happen, and then David took Bathsheba
as his wife.
The prophet Nathan, hearing from God, went to David with a
story of a man who stole his neighbor’s beloved ewe lamb, and David was brought
to the realization of what he had done. Nathan announced God’s judgment, which
included the death of the child born to Bathsheba.
The LORD struck the child that
the wife of Uriah had borne to David, and it became desperately ill. David besought God for the child. He kept a
fast, retiring for the night to lie on the ground clothed in sackcloth. The
elders of his house stood beside him urging him to rise from the ground; but he
would not, nor would he take food with them.
On the seventh day, the child
died. David's servants, however, were afraid to tell him that the child was
dead, for they said: "When the child was alive, we spoke to him, but he
would not listen to what we said. How can we tell him the child is dead? He may
do some harm!" But David noticed his servants whispering among themselves
and realized that the child was dead. He asked his servants, "Is the child
dead?" They replied, "Yes, he is."
Rising from the ground, David
washed and anointed himself, and changed his clothes. Then he went to the house
of the LORD and worshiped. He returned to his own house, where at his request
food was set before him, and he ate. His servants said to him: "What is
this you are doing? While the child was living, you fasted and wept and kept
vigil; now that the child is dead, you rise and take food." He replied:
"While the child was living, I fasted and wept, thinking, 'Perhaps the
LORD will grant me the child's life.' But now he is dead. Why should I fast?
Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to
me."
And so, similarly, we see the death of our hope that Obama would be
defeated in this election. So my husband and I celebrated even before the
election returns were being discussed, because, after all, we knew that God’s
will would be done. The election was over.
Of course, it’s a little different than David’s baby dying.
We will see millions more babies die because of Obama’s re-election. We can and
must continue to pray and fast for an end to Obama’s schemes and plans to
destroy our children and our country. We must continue to pray and fast for our
bishops and priests – that they will be strong, that they will begin, finally, to
adequately teach the faith, and that they will restore the liturgy to its
proper preeminence.
I think perhaps God wants to purge and purify the Church;
maybe that’s why He allowed Obama to win. Maybe this is Nathan accusing our shepherds of their dereliction of duty. The persecution has begun, and it
will only get worse now. If Romney had won, I’m afraid our shepherds might have
been tempted to slip back into complacency. But with Obama back for four more
years, they will have to get tough or get out. Persecution...
And then there are all those little souls, the little unborn
babies who will be torn apart in the name of “women’s health”. (I can't bring myself to post a photo of an aborted baby.) Perhaps those
little dead bodies will begin to weigh on the bishops’ hearts, and lead them
into more honest and forthright discussions of the issues – as we have seen
from some of the stronger ones recently. When will the USCCB give up its “social
justice” nonsense and start defending life?
Purging. Half of the laity is no longer Catholic. That’s not
news. But tonight we see the repercussions of that. And why aren’t they
Catholic? Because of Father Friendly and Bishop Feel-Good, who were afraid to
offend anyone. Who were afraid to talk about “politics” because the Government
said not to. Who invited a murdering, baby-killing president to dinner.
Can’t wait to hear what Michael Voris has to say about this
tomorrow. I know he’ll be much more articulate than I am as I ramble in my
daze. "Social justice." "Gay marriage". Contraception. Economic collapse. Persecution.
Sigh.
