Charles & Camilla are getting married tomorrow. It seems
the Queen of England won’t be present for the civil ceremony. (And I don’t
blame her).
Now you don’t
want to get me started, since I think royalty is a “crock” anyway. Those who
call themselves by that high and mighty name, at least in Great Britain, ought
to be royally ashamed. One is hard pressed
to think of these folks stringing too many days together; without some kind of
scandal.
Evidently The
Church of England, (which has seen its share of scandal among royalty) has
reached a compromise with the prince. For I understand that the couple is being
required to make a verbal confession of their sins, in an attempt to solicit
God’s blessings on their marriage. The language of that confession is extremely
humbling and specific, if I can believe my FOX news anchorman.
No one reading this blog could be unaware of the royal "dilly-dallyings" of Charles and Diana during their brief, and ludicrous marriage. They both "played the field," and if they had been given positive grades for their negative antics, an A Plus would not have been sufficient. (And by way of footnote, the princess happened to be a distant cousin of mine).
Who can forget Diana's BBC interview? Sad and Specific were the order of the day. While each of the marital partners had been unfaithful to the other, the princess seemed to major on her husband's discrepancies; (and perhaps he was the first to cheat. We cannot be sure).
Charles went into
the “Royal Marriage” with a long-standing “crush” on Camilla Parker Bowles,
someone else’s wife; (so reminiscent of King David, and all of that.) It seems
when the two were much younger, Camilla approached Charles after a polo match
in which he’d participated. It has been reported that she said,
“Charles, I thought it was time we met. You realize, don’t
you, that we’re long-lost cousins.”
It seems the
prince’s great grandfather had an extra-marital affair, (here we go again) from
which sprang Camilla’s side of the “royal family.”
I, for one, am in
favor of “canning” the whole lot of those pitiful creatures we humble ourselves
to call royalty. But I’m not being
too charitable here, am I?
Infidelity is
rampant in our culture. I suppose a full half of divorces must be the result of
people lusting after “strange flesh.” In my counseling practice, I deal with
this “issue” all the time. Oh, the hurt. Oh, the pain such behaviors cause
people. And, Oh, how unnecessary.
I hasten here to
add that I am nobody’s judge. We “have all sinned and come short of the glory
of God.” But if we take royalty as
our example, (or numerous clients with whom I’ve dealt) some people seem to be working hard at remaining in a quagmire.
God grant us the
wisdom and the wherewithal to remain faithful to those we love.
By William McDonald, PhD. Excerpt from "(Mc)Donald's Daily Diary" Vol. 13
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