The Davids And The Goliath.
There is a story in the bible that always fascinates me. Each time I read this incredible story, I feel some celestial assurance that there is hope for the poor and the powerless. David, a poor shepherd boy was sent to the war front to give food to the Israeli soldiers who were fighting against the much more militarily advanced Philistines. At the time David got to the war front, the Israeli force was already losing the battle and morale was down generally and the Philistines were already celebrating a victory that was obviously theirs. David was green, he had no idea of the dangers attached to the war and what it meant so to him, and the battle was another child play. Probably that was why despite being unharmed; he put himself in the path of the Philistine killer machine- Goliath with just a stone and a sling! Everyone laughed in derision at him, even his own army must have laughed at him because while seasoned soldiers with swords and skills were dying by dozens each passing mome