Nothing says summer like the first taste of strawberries. Let us walk on the sunny side of the street after many months of isolation, government imposed state of emergency restrictions and all the sorrow and heartbreak. COVID-19 loves gravity, distemper and shaming. What it hates is humor and the lightness of being. Let us emerge from this dark tunnel and draw together a covenant of friendship, remembering the suffering and those lost. David and Jonathan were drawn together to protect David from Saul's rages. After Saul's death, David's eldest brother Jonathan, who would be king by birthright, expressed love for David by surrendering any claim to the throne of Israel. David and Jonathan had a covenant of friendship. Jesus is with us in the storms of life, even when we do not realize it. Grow your faith, walk in the light of Jesus and be at peace, all to the glory of God.

Amen.

Based on readings for the week: 2 Samuel 1:1,17-27