When Friends Fail and the Earth Gives Way

Dark. Inhospitable. Damp. Shadows full of questions; silence full of sadness. The body shivers. Alone. Enemies close. Friends far. Manacled within midnight at midday. David, miles from the throne, sits in a cave.He retraces his descent. How had it come to this? God promised him so much, delivered so much — exalted him high enough to cut off a giant’s head. He had won the hearts of the nation, the prince, and the king’s daughter. Even Saul, for a time, loved him. Now he sits alone in a cave. How