Remembering the Faith of Queen Elizabeth II

Many will be writing their two pence about the royal events of these last few days, but this is not my first royal post.  On December 24, 2016, I posted a piece entitled “Royal Watching” on my blog.  In that post, I shared that my mother’s Canadian heritage had fostered in me a curiosity and appreciation for the Royal family.  So, with the rest of the world, I have followed the pathos and pageantry of the Queen’s death over the past eleven days.   This came only weeks after a summer of festivities celebrating 70 years of the Queen’s reign.

Today’s events were impressive, full of the gilded rituals of regal traditions, in the places and with the people who are intricately part of royal life.  In addition to the majestic formalities, especially those associated with Charles becoming king, an overtone of spiritual themes emerged.  Death often leads to thinking about deeper things, things eternal, and this has been the case in the last eleven days.

Going back to the coronation of young Queen Elizabeth II, her outspoken commitment was to serve as Great Britain’s sovereign with God’s help, for as long as God kept her in that position.  She continued that course with that mindset until her very last days.  It is what we admired in the Queen and what drew us to her:  her deep, unwavering dignity and commitment to duty, a life of service to her people because of her understanding that it was God’s call on her life.

There is so much to say and much has already been said, so I need to be brief and maybe we can chat about it more over tea one day.  I will close by sharing some of a PBS interview today with Rachel Treweek, a bishop in the House of Lords.  Bishop Treweek reiterated that the Queen’s profession of faith was in Jesus Christ and because of Queen Elizabeth’s personal trust in the redeeming work of Christ on the cross, she now enjoys life eternal in the presence of her Maker.  That verity is what was so beautifully and profoundly on stage in the glory and pageantry of today’s services and ceremonies.

“Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection, and the life;  he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.”  John 11:25

Author: Brenda Proulx

Wife, mother and grandmother, educator and someone who thinks about the things I observe. I am the daughter of a writer; my dad's career was in the field of journalism. More significantly, I am God's child, a person believing in Jesus Christ and in His timeless Word. Blogging is new to me but I feel like I've always had a pen in my hand. I jot notes in my planner, mark papers, underline verses, write many letters, and occasionally draft articles for work or church. When I am not holding a pen, I am probably cuddling a mug of coffee. View all posts by Brenda Proulx