Homily for January 17, 2018 “You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin; but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.” 1 Samuel 17:45.  And so it happened that this young shepherd boy was anointed by Samuel and life just returned to normal again. Samuel went back home, the brothers of David went back to their