Kings, Queens, and Little Princes

The prince of this world is strutting around with a tiny little crown on his head.
"Corona" means crown, and this one has people everywhere in his thrall.
He is roaring in our lack of control, he is roaring in our tendency to panic and the lack of faith that has become commonplace in our world.
He is roaring in all of the things that we are influenced by.
He is causing fear, anger, division and dissention and he is howling into the chaos.

This distraction comes during the season of Lent, when we are supposed to be deep in prayer, fasting and caring for each other.
There is so much misinfomation, so much anxiety and so much noise in the air.

While all of this is going on, we absolutely have to remember that we are children of the Truth.
The Truth is that nothing can separate us from the love of God, and the love of God is everywhere and always.

If we keep our eyes focused on the true King, we can see that this is all a time of penitence. This is a time to pray and fast. We need to remember that the true King is with us, and that He has promised that He will never leave.

"Behold, I am with you always until the end of the age." Jesus promises.
If he is with us, who can be against us? Not even a tiny little prince.

Are we surprised that this tool of the prince of this world came from a place where unbelief is the law of the land? Is there anything in that fact that makes us wonder? Are we blind to the implications?

The fact is that there is always danger. We are ALWAYS in the valley of the shadow of death, and we are called to fear no evil, for he is with us.

Let's not give the little prince any victories of anger, division, fear, dissention, bitterness or chaos.
Let us give him no quarter in our hearts.

He has a tiny little crown, but we are assured that the Queen of Heaven, who has been crowned and sits at the King's right hand, will crush him.
Let us pray that she crushes this particular effort of the little prince before Easter, so that we can join together to celebrate the Glory of the Resurrection!