QUEEN ELIZABETH 2

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith.
[2 Timothy 4:7]
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Let's give thanks for a remarkable lady whose exemplary public life, and personal faith, has been a unifying and stabilising force in the UK, and an inspiration for many around the world, during the last 70 years of unprecedented change.

QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
​1926 - 2022

"I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service …. God help me to make good my vow, and God bless all of you who are willing to share in it." (21st birthday vow )

"To many of us our beliefs are of fundamental importance. For me the teachings of Christ and my own personal accountability before God provide a framework in which I try to lead my life. I, like so many of you, have drawn great comfort in difficult times from Christ's words and example." (Christmas message, 2000)

"I know just how much I rely on my own faith to guide me through the good times and the bad. 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. Like others of you who draw inspiration from your own faith, I draw strength from the message of hope in the Christian gospel." (Christmas message, 2002)

"For me, the life of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace, whose birth we celebrate today, is an inspiration and an anchor in my life. A role model of reconciliation and forgiveness, he stretched out his hands in love, acceptance and healing. Christ's example has taught me to seek to respect and value all people, of whatever faith or none." (Christmas message, 2014)

"Billions of people now follow Christ's teaching and find in him the guiding light for their lives. I am one of them because Christ's example helps me see the value of doing small things with great love, whoever does them and whatever they themselves believe." (Christmas message 2016)

I just came across this book with a foreword by the Queen. I thought some of you may be interested.
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It is available from Amazon*(by clicking on the picture) or from the bookseller of your choice.

Please pray for the UK as it faces a season of great upheaval with economic uncertainties, ongoing covid issues, a new, untried Prime Minister, and now, a new Monarch. It's a climate which can breed anxiety and fear, but also one in which people can seek real answers to their concerns.

Please join with me in declaring these truths over this country and the wider commonwealth:

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? 
Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? ... 
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, 
neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth,
nor anything else in all creation,
will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
[Romans 8:35-39]

The good news is the Cross has conquered all! And the King of Kings still reigns!