James 1:12
Blessed is the one who remains steadfast under trial,
for when one has stood the test
one will receive the crown of life,
which God has promised to those who love Him.
Galatians 6:9
And let us not grow weary of doing good,
for in due season we will reap,
if we do not give up.
Romans 5:3-5
More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,
and endurance produces character,
and character produces hope,
and hope does not put us to shame,
because God's love
has been poured into our hearts
through the Holy Spirit
who has been given to us.
Queen Elizabeth, 1926 - September 8, 2022
With all the generous remarks and heartfelt condolences for The United Kingdom's longest reigning monarch, we should probably find out the conflicts and hardships facing this inspiring life.
Face and Fight the Good Fight.
During Prince Charles' Prince of Wales era, he said of his mother's reign, she was placed to reign over the end of the British Empire. Finito. The party is over, turn out the lights. Who is the Queen of the Danish Empire. Well, that was 1645 and we'd have to look this up.
Instead, Queen Elizabeth has fought the Good Fight.
A newlywed not expecting to reign, 1952.
At the British Empire's peak in 1921, the British ruled a quarter of the land on Earth. When Elizabeth was crowned in 1952, the British Empire was mighty, with more than 70 overseas territories. Even then, however, it was clear that the situation could not last. India...Ghandi and the rest is well-known history.
Ghandi was incorrect about not liking Christians. A war is made with one side. Britain withdrew.
Glum? By the time, the Queen and Prince Philip were having their silver wedding anniversary...
1979, the British Empire was reduced to a few, small pockets dotting the world.
The shrinking didn't stop, and Hong Kong transferred to China in 1997.
2015, Britain was 14 overseas territories left. Britain's land in the Antarctic, vast but mostly unpopulated. Then the largest remaining British overseas territory is the Falkland Islands. At 4,700 square miles, the islands are a little smaller than Connecticut.
How did Queen Elizabeth celebrate in 1979?
Understanding the changes facing the world. Queen Elizabeth knew tradition. And instead of succumbing to the maze of changes surrounding every aspect of daily life, she remained who she was and set about looking for an ever-increasing path, finding life meaningful. The throne was steeped in the privileges of all aspects of self glory.
Queen Elizabeth assigned herself the task of Duty. By 1963, 82% of all private households had a television, 72% a vacuum cleaner, 45% a washing machine, and 30% a refrigerator. Ownership of such things had spread down the social scale and the gap between professional and manual workers had considerably narrowed. And the Crown was well aware of Tradition.
Queen Elizabeth turned the focus of the Royal Family away from insular activities and began to promote charitable, philanthropic measures as the nation. The Queen and Prince Philip began to promote family to help aid all the transitions of a new and changing world. Modern world. Modern family. The family set out in Family matters. Far from being role models, the Windsors have of common family maladies — divorce, adultery, betrayal, hypocrisy. Welcome to the real world.
Giving Modern world real Continuity.
The endless round of duties have been fascinating. Queen Elizabeth met more world leaders than anybody else alive. In vastly different cultures. More remote Nations. Huge Nations. More than any Pope.
The Queen devoted her life to performing duties — and not just the grand duties of inaugurating parliament and going on royal tours and the small ones of opening hospitals and attending charity functions. She lived her entire life in public — even on vacation, she could never let her guard down — and traveled tirelessly to keep alive the idea of the Commonwealth, one of her greatest passions.
Queen Elizabeth was leading the role in the transformation of the British Empire into a commonwealth of self-governing nations. Prime Ministers come and go. Her years shaped a new world.
How did Queen Elizabeth do? The Lord Knows.
The Commonwealth is now 54 Nations. Amazing when the population of the UK is 68 million people. And the Queen held Continuity in Faith. Survival under all the weight of ongoing criticism. Told she was a failure to her Empire. Mocked as irrelevant.
And then. Find Queen Elizabeth's Congregation is her Anglican Church.
The Anglican Church Represents 85 Million people in more than 165 Countries.
Queen Elizabeth gave Comfort in the middle of the Pandemic.
"We will all meet again."
On her faith:
"Each day is a new beginning, I know that the only way to live my life is to try to do what is right, to take the long view, to give of my best in all that the day brings, and to put my trust in God.”
(Exactly right. Her attention to duty and family. Not all the Monarchs of the UK have done this. Her family continues to hold up marriage, even in regular strains of life and divorce. When Prince William followed the family example of marrying Kate, marriages rose in the UK for several years. 2011, the wedding year, marriages rose 30%.)
“I know just how much I rely on my own faith to guide me through the good times and the bad.”
- "If we resolve to be considerate and to help our neighbors; to make friends with people of different races and religions; and, as our Lord said, to look to our own faults before we criticize others, we will be keeping faith with those who landed in Normandy and fought so doggedly for their belief in freedom, peace and human decency."
"I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughout all my life and with all my heart, I shall strive to be worthy of your trust."
"We know the reward is peace on earth, goodwill toward men, but we cannot win it without determination and concerted effort."
"We should take comfort that while we may have more still to endure, better days will return: We will be with our friends again; we will be with our families again; we will meet again."
"Everyone is our neighbor; no matter what race, creed, or color."
"When peace comes, remember it will be for us, the children of today, to make the world of tomorrow a better and happier place."
"Religion and culture are much in the news these days, usually as sources of difference and conflict, rather than for bringing people together. But the irony is that every religion has something to say about tolerance and respecting others."
We started this Post from the Book of James, Jesus' Brother. Let's close with Jesus' Brother.
James 1:11
For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass;
its flower falls,
and its beauty perishes.
So also will the rich fade away
in the midst of one's pursuits.
The Word of God is Living and Active. Let's look at this wonderful woman, Elizabeth. The time of Elizabeth's passing to Heaven, Climate change is the topic.
Reportedly, Queen Elizabeth sustained a fall while at Balmoral Palace, Scotland. She will be missed by the world at large for her grace upon grace.
Pursing the duties she loved, Elizabeth II, Monarch, meets her 15th Prime Minister. This rich, rich life of an extraordinary example of Meaningful Life. Death is not unexpected when one is 96 years old. This was an extraordinary passing. Queen Elizabeth was in the midst of her pursuits. Rich in so many extraordinary ways. Such as hosting survivors of the Holocaust. And not ending the gathering until she had heard and spent time with each person.
"I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughout all my life and with all my heart, I shall strive to be worthy of your trust."
In the Midst of Life.
Abba, Father,
How do we pray with such joy and expectation?
Jesus told us to Pray and always have Hope.
Father, dwell in us, please help us to found Joyful to You.
Help us to seek You first.
Bless those I love and the People You've given me
to have You dwell in us all and Help us all Seek You First.
Strong in Jesus Christ.
Father, it is in the heart, mind and soul of all of our prayers
Your Kingdom is seen more and more on this earth.
We pray Thank You and Gratitude for the birds who were ill in 11 of the United States
to end the illness of Covid and join in this like the bird recovery.
We pray more and more healing in
Your Good Creation
from Pandemic Recovery.
Jesus has said to me and to you, "Pray for more of God's Good Kingdom
to be done on earth as in Heaven."
What astonishing Good Fortune!
How Blessed we are to Serve the God of Love.
Love God, Love His Creation, Ask for This Marvelous Help!
Pray with Hope, Expect You to be Pleased and Thrilled
and filled with Love at this Prayer.
And in the Power and Glory of the Highest Name of Jesus,
we will begin to look and see more of God's Heaven on this earth.
May God Bless Elizabeth
and all
her extended family.
The Bible is being Incredibly Read These Years
Have All Hope.
Lift again tired dog path knees and straighten again
Our resilience.
Our endurance.
Our Belief, we will Go Forth.
Therefore lift
your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees,
and make straight paths for your feet,
so that what is lame may not be put out of joint
but
rather
be healed!
14 Strive for peace with everyone,
and for the holiness
without which no one will see the Lord.
God Blesses
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
and let
her tireless pursuit
make us stronger
in the Lord.
Amen in
The Highest Name of Jesus Christ.
Let the Love God is Strengthen us to Joy.
Our Path to be in His Plan.
In the Wonderful and the
Highest Name of Jesus Christ.
Amen in His Joy. Amen.
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