大衛諸子無一人像押沙龍那樣俊美，但也無一人像他那樣使大衛心靈深受創傷。今天所讀的經文描述先知拿單對大衛的預言實現──大衛在暗中行惡，上帝卻要在眾人面前、日光之下報應他。但最令他痛心的要算押沙龍的叛變。大衛對上帝的信心以及對任性兒子的愛心，始終沒有絲毫減少，但卻面臨嚴重考驗。大衛遭此家變，被迫遁逃，顏面喪盡，最後重返耶路撒冷，但他個人及國家卻元氣大傷。

        破碎的心惟有上帝能修補醫治，心理學家可問知你的過去，告訴你為何心碎，並教你如何面對這個事實，卻無法治癒你破碎的心，但上帝可以，祂是這方面的專家，祂擅長重整支離破碎的生活──將一片片的破碎空殼，重新拼湊成美麗有用的東西來榮耀祂。揮霍的浪子、仳離的怨偶、破碎的家──這都是上帝特別關心的對象。
        你有沒有心靈的創傷要找上帝醫治？祂二十四小時全天候服務，星期天也不休假，你隨時可去找祂。

傷心羞愧的父親的日記
        大衛看到他所愛的兒子竟然謀反，且在宮殿陽台上公然與自己的嬪妃親熱，有辱家風，他會有怎樣的想法？怎樣的感受？他一定在上帝面前偷偷的流淚，後悔他以前的歧途竟演至目前的報應！他的心聲寫在詩篇三，四、六十二及六十三篇裡。

若你能對煩心的是一笑置之，那麼沒有什麼事是過不去的了。

English

        Of all the sons mentioned in the Bible, none is as physically handsome and yet so emotionally and spiritually scarred as Absalom. Of Absalom, Matthew Henry writes, "In his body there was no blemish, but in his mind nothing but wounds and bruises." Today's reading describes the fulfillment of Nathan's prophetic judgment upon David. While his own transgression had been done in secret, the shame, dishonor, and murder within his own family circle would be done before all Israel. But the greatest headache would be the rebellious attempt by Absalom to usurp his father's throne. David's faith in God and love for his wayward son never diminish, though they are severely tested. Driven from Jerusalem, cursed by his countrymen, and disgraced by his son, David is eventually vindicated and restored, though at tremendous personal and national cost.

        Mankind has yet to invent a glue that can mend a broken heart. But God can. Psychologists can probe your past, tell you why your heart is broken, and help you cope with a broken hean. They aren't in the business, however, of fixing broken hearts. But God is. He specializes in reconstructive surgery on shattered lives—taking the pieces of an empty shell and turning them into something beautiful and purposeful and glorifying to Himself. Prodigal children, fractured marriages, splintered homes—they're His specialty.
        Do you have a job for the Mender of broken hearts? His office is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. No appointment necessary.

Diary of a Disgraced Dad —
        What thoughts must David have been thinking, what emotions must he have been feeling, as he saw his favorite son make a mockery of the kingship and openly disgrace the family name from the rooftops of the palace? What tears must he have shed in private and before God at seeing his own trespasses come to fruition? There is no need to conjecture—David's thoughts and prayers are written down in his "diary" for you to read! They're found in Psalms 3, 4, 62, and 63.

Laugh at your troubles; that way you can be sure you'll always have something to laugh at.