So, as they were watching, he changed his behavior and acted like a madman when they had hold of him, scratching marks on the doors of the city gate and drooling down his beard.
Knowing how to walk the fine line between trusting in the Father and trusting in ourselves is difficult. Where did King David get the idea to act like a madman? Was that his idea or was it Heavenly insight? Did it work because of Divine mercy?