Normally, I am all in favor of a monarch and love the image of the Queen (King one day). I love the image of hope that Her Majesty brings to the commonwealth. What I am unsure of is the intense media, money grab that this marriage event became. Why not capitalize right? Bobble heads, and magazines now flood the earth with their potent toxins.
Then I think about last night. A royal (at least to his followers) was killed. Osama Bin Laden was found out in this intense operation and his body was taken. Celebrations struck the earth (or at least America). Hollywood will capitalize on this and movies will be made. Obama is a hero!
What is my point in all of this? Royalty. One is celebrated, one is murdered. Of course they are completely different people, and one has killed more than the other. But, yet . . . I couldn't help but think of both in relativity to another. Maybe the combined nature of both reminded me of My king.
Jesus was Celebrated by many and then killed. It's seems ironic to me.
We can love and hate in the same weekend, but call it all celebration. Not sure where I am going, and should probably think more before posting, but maybe it deserves some thought and maybe you have thoughts of why this caught my attention???
Because that's the irony of life. Sometimes the most beautiful things are also the most tragic. I too, like you, thought about this. I don't really know how to phrase my feelings into words though.
ReplyDeleteDespite Osama's stance and what he's done, a part of me can't help but feel a little sad. His death ... no one's death should ever be "celebrated" but our society has come to agree that it's okay, it's acceptable because he is our enemy. For what? Because he stood up for what he believes in to protect his people and his God.
And ironically, I'm sure his followers celebrated on 9/11 while we morned. Now the table is turned.
I worry for Kate though ... will she be happy? Time will tell
Totally Lu. I am glad I'm not the only one to ponder and grieve a bit. Great connection with 9/11.
ReplyDeletedid you just compare Prince William to Osama...?
ReplyDeleteYa Tob, Think of it. Two Royalty. Both Celebrated, but for different reasons. Worldview implications are mind blowing.
ReplyDeleteMy initial reaction was one of astonishment and satisfaction. I wrote a whole post about God's Justice and towards the end I started to reflect on my own life. We are the good king and the bad king. I don't mean this in a ying-yang type of way, but in the realization that we believe we are good when we are not, and yet the only righteousness we have comes from the blood. we compare ourselves to osama and in comparison we are good (in our own eyes). we don't realize that we are the greatest of sinners and it is only by His blood that we have been forgiven. That is the only thing that makes us good. We deserved the death of the bad king, but instead we will be wed to the good King, all because of His Blood!
ReplyDeleteIt truly is all by his blood. In Jesus' words, no none is good. Praise God he makes us righteous.
ReplyDeleteAmen to that Pastor Brandon (or Skip? is that your nick name?) anyway, we don't know e/o in person but I'm praying for, you brotha! hope all is well!
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