The Knitting of Souls

"Now when he (David) had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan (Saul's son) was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul." ~ 1 Samuel 18:1

This verse really spoke to me today during my OTS study tonight. It appears that after David was done speaking with King Saul about his defeat of Goliath, the Philistines' great warrior, Jonathan was so moved by his story that he felt an admiration towards David that affected him deeply. He felt knit to him, connected with him, a connection that was soul deep. I believe that we all experience that connection with certain people in our lives, either through way of admiration of some type, or sometimes a connection that cannot be explained. I believe it can be a spiritual connection as well. I've only experienced that with a select few in my life, in which there's a connection to that person that cannot be explained, but later revealed by God's handiwork. I feel 'knitted' to that person in such a way where the bond is held tightly and hard to loose, not unlike the threads of a quilt. A carefully knitted quilt can become a firmly-bonded and beautiful work to behold used to bring comfort and covering for someone. In the same way, I believe a tightly-knit relationship can bring about the same benefits. =)

As a side note, did you realize that the first day of our week is a day of rest? Yep...Sunday, the first day on our calendar, is actually a day off for us. Way back when it wasn't so. Having a day off was virtually unheard of! Working 7 days a week was normal. God initiated a day off for the Israelites as a day of rest for them to separate them from other nations, and also cause He knew that having one day off was a vital element in allowing the body and soul to rest from labor. It's interesting that here in America, many people actually have 2 days off! Well, consider yourselves lucky my friends...had you been born about 3,000 years earlier you would have been working all 7 days of the week! Unless that is you were an Israelite.=)