“Good Choices” 6/12/16 Scripture: 1 Kings 21:1-21a; Psalm 5:1-8 by Rev. Laurie Williams
The commentator Carolyn Sharp explains that “the irony of human power” is that “power weakens those who are most eager to exploit it. The powerful are vulnerable not only to those who would wrest power from them, but also to the corrosive force of their own greed.” You may remember the ancient Greek story of King Midas who wanted everything he touched to turn to gold. His greed knew no bounds until he started to starve to death because all the food he touched turned to gold too. He loses his beloved daughter when he embraces her and she turns to gold. King Midas didn’t make a very good choice for his life and suffered the consequences. […]