Find the bad man’s cave and kill him

In today’s first reading (1 Samuel 24:3-21), the hero finds himself in a dark cave somewhere in the Middle East confronting the man intent on killing him.

The opportunity is literally a godsend.

The hero lets the opportunity pass by, because he knows it is not God’s will that he should take advantage of this apparent godsend.

The story of David and Saul in the cave is an important reminder to us not to leap at every opportunity that seems heaven-sent but may actually be a temptation to evil.

Proper discernment is always necessary,
especially when fortune appears to smile on us.