Why Don't You Send Somebody?
Sermons For Advent, Christmas, Epiphany
In the reading for today, King David calls the court prophet,
Nathan, to him to propose a building project. David considers it
unseemly that while he lives in a palace of paneled luxury, the
ark of the covenant is still in a tent. Now the ark of the
covenant, you should know, was a very important object. It was
essentially a box, carved and decorated, and fitted with long
pole-handles so it could be carried about from place to place as
the people moved. It was important because it was the prime
