Queen Elizabeth II died yesterday, after her long reign. And so an era ended. As I am a child of the post World War 2 baby boom, she has been a constant in my life. I remember her coronation - a beautiful young princess in a golden coach who was to become Queen. It was the stuff of fairytales to a little girl.
And she handled a difficult job - through what the Bible calls "critical times, hard to deal with" - calmly and well and with quiet dignity.
I hope she sleeps safe in "the everlasting arms", and that she has a wonderful awakening ahead of her when the time comes for the dead to wake from their dreamless sleep.
Will it be a great relief not to have to be the Queen anymore?
Appropriately enough we were considering another Queen at the Kingdom Hall last night - the Queen of Sheba and her visit to King Solomon. Hopefully the two Queens will get to meet up in the restored earthly paradise, during the Thousand Years, and beyond of course - as all who are there can hope to live joyfully forever on this lovely planet.
We know the Queen of Sheba will be there, as Jesus himself said so.
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