Killing giants at the cancer center.

 

Have you ever wondered why David the shepherd boy carried five, smooth stones the day he killed Goliath? It only took one to knock the giant down. After that, David sliced off Goliath’s head and carried it all the way to Jerusalem.

But, I have an idea about the other stones.

Years later, the almost-king David and his mighty men fought a series of battles. And they killed four giants. Four of them. From Gath.

Brothers, perhaps?

I like to think so. I like to imagine that David picked up the extra stones because he intended to take on Goliath’s four brothers, or cousins, or whatever giant relatives were strutting with the army that day. It took a while for him to accomplish that goal, but he eventually did it.

And I wonder if he kept the stones. Maybe not as weapons, but just as reminders. That no matter how long it would take, no matter how many battles would be fought, eventually the giants would die.

This is total conjecture, of course. I have no idea if it is true. But, I truly hope it is. Because I know from personal experience that it sometimes takes a while to kill all the giants.