I Samuel 20:40
“Jonathan gave his quiver and bow to the boy and sent him back to town. After the servant was gone, David got up from his hiding place beside the boulder, then fell on his face to the ground—three times prostrating himself! And then they kissed one another and wept, friend over friend, David weeping especially hard.”
“As soon as the boy was gone, David came out from where he had been hiding near the stone pile. Then David bowed three times to Jonathan with his face to the ground. Both of them were in tears as they embraced each other and said good-bye, especially David.”
David loses his last connection to his earlier life, his best friend Jonathan. Life has turned surreal. Those who walk through deep valleys know this kind of disengagement, observing their own catastrophe. God has given David a hard landing, brutal but solid. From now on David will lean on God alone, discovering him more than able to fill the space left by the lost. It’s not such a bad place to be.
Lord, thank you for teaching me you are the only sure thing in my life. You always provide for me, regardless of my inner or outer turmoil. Keep the memories of your faithfulness close at hand the next time I enter free fall, that I discover anew a solid landing.