Fr. Mike Schmitz

And if you're going to be one of the top three soldiers of David's army, these are the specialists of his special forces, right? First, we have Josheb, Bathshebeth, the Takmanite, who's chief among them. He kills 800 men at one time. And just, you think about this, this is remarkable that he just doesn't give up.

And if you're going to be one of the top three soldiers of David's army, these are the specialists of his special forces, right? First, we have Josheb, Bathshebeth, the Takmanite, who's chief among them. He kills 800 men at one time. And just, you think about this, this is remarkable that he just doesn't give up.

And if you're going to be one of the top three soldiers of David's army, these are the specialists of his special forces, right? First, we have Josheb, Bathshebeth, the Takmanite, who's chief among them. He kills 800 men at one time. And just, you think about this, this is remarkable that he just doesn't give up.

Then you have Eleazar, the son of Dodo, one of the three mighty men, when he arose and attacked the Philistines until his hand was weary and his hand stuck, cleaved to the sword. And you just can imagine that just, that battle, he kept fighting. And then he arose and attacked Philistines. Then also the third mighty man was Shammah, the son of Agi the Herorite.

Then you have Eleazar, the son of Dodo, one of the three mighty men, when he arose and attacked the Philistines until his hand was weary and his hand stuck, cleaved to the sword. And you just can imagine that just, that battle, he kept fighting. And then he arose and attacked Philistines. Then also the third mighty man was Shammah, the son of Agi the Herorite.

Then you have Eleazar, the son of Dodo, one of the three mighty men, when he arose and attacked the Philistines until his hand was weary and his hand stuck, cleaved to the sword. And you just can imagine that just, that battle, he kept fighting. And then he arose and attacked Philistines. Then also the third mighty man was Shammah, the son of Agi the Herorite.

And he's defending a plot of lands, basically a hill full of beans. And he, everyone else fled, but Shammah, the son of Agi the Herorite, he stayed there. He stationed himself in the middle of the field. He defended it, killed the Philistines and Lord brought about a great victory. Those three incredible soldiers, those three incredibly brave soldiers are noted here at the end of David's life.

And he's defending a plot of lands, basically a hill full of beans. And he, everyone else fled, but Shammah, the son of Agi the Herorite, he stayed there. He stationed himself in the middle of the field. He defended it, killed the Philistines and Lord brought about a great victory. Those three incredible soldiers, those three incredibly brave soldiers are noted here at the end of David's life.

And he's defending a plot of lands, basically a hill full of beans. And he, everyone else fled, but Shammah, the son of Agi the Herorite, he stayed there. He stationed himself in the middle of the field. He defended it, killed the Philistines and Lord brought about a great victory. Those three incredible soldiers, those three incredibly brave soldiers are noted here at the end of David's life.

Now we can note their stories and there's so much to learn about their stories, but But one of the things that we want to highlight today is what we highlighted yesterday is that at the end of David's life, he could choose to be corrupted by the fact that he's done wrong. He could choose to be corrupted by the fact that he's been through so much.

Now we can note their stories and there's so much to learn about their stories, but But one of the things that we want to highlight today is what we highlighted yesterday is that at the end of David's life, he could choose to be corrupted by the fact that he's done wrong. He could choose to be corrupted by the fact that he's been through so much.

Now we can note their stories and there's so much to learn about their stories, but But one of the things that we want to highlight today is what we highlighted yesterday is that at the end of David's life, he could choose to be corrupted by the fact that he's done wrong. He could choose to be corrupted by the fact that he's been through so much.

He could choose to be resentful and bitter of the fact that his life is ending. And yet he gave God praise. And now here he is in chapter 23, giving the men around him praise. And this is one of those recognitions of, yes, maybe it's easy to give God praise in certain situations, but

He could choose to be resentful and bitter of the fact that his life is ending. And yet he gave God praise. And now here he is in chapter 23, giving the men around him praise. And this is one of those recognitions of, yes, maybe it's easy to give God praise in certain situations, but

He could choose to be resentful and bitter of the fact that his life is ending. And yet he gave God praise. And now here he is in chapter 23, giving the men around him praise. And this is one of those recognitions of, yes, maybe it's easy to give God praise in certain situations, but

But at the end of one's life, to be thinking of someone else, at the end of one's life, to be thinking of where can I give the people around me who've cared for me, who have fought by my side, who have lived a life with me? Can I tell the world of their greatness? Can I praise them in the face of other people? And that's one of those just such a gift that we can do.

But at the end of one's life, to be thinking of someone else, at the end of one's life, to be thinking of where can I give the people around me who've cared for me, who have fought by my side, who have lived a life with me? Can I tell the world of their greatness? Can I praise them in the face of other people? And that's one of those just such a gift that we can do.

But at the end of one's life, to be thinking of someone else, at the end of one's life, to be thinking of where can I give the people around me who've cared for me, who have fought by my side, who have lived a life with me? Can I tell the world of their greatness? Can I praise them in the face of other people? And that's one of those just such a gift that we can do.

And we don't have to wait till the end of our life to do it. On one hand is to be able to give God praise in every situation, in every circumstance. On the other is to be able to recognize the people around us and to praise them and to thank them and to recognize David couldn't have done all that he did by himself, right? He's one man. He could not have united the kingdom. He's one man.

And we don't have to wait till the end of our life to do it. On one hand is to be able to give God praise in every situation, in every circumstance. On the other is to be able to recognize the people around us and to praise them and to thank them and to recognize David couldn't have done all that he did by himself, right? He's one man. He could not have united the kingdom. He's one man.