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The affair had been going on
for years. The attraction and eventual surrender to unfaithfulness had actually surprised both people. They thought of themselves as honorable. The woman was happily married, living in enviable circumstances with a truly great man. Her lover was an achiever at the highest level. He was a most trusted friend and compatriot of her husband. If they were ever discovered, what would the husband do? The laws of the land required capital punishment in the case of unfaithfulness. And now you know that the situation I'm describing happened a long time ago. This is the story of Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot in T. H. White's novel The Once and Future King, better known as the basis for the famous movie musical, Camelot. In the book, Arthur's illegitimate son, Mordred, exposes the affair, forcing Arthur to confront the incredible dilemma of bringing justice to bear on those he loves the most. Before the affair was exposed, Arthur had explained the need for justice to Guinevere and Lancelot. "You will find," Arthur said, "that when kings are bullies who believe in force, the people are bullies too. If I don't stand for law, I won't have law among my people. You see, Lance, I have to be absolutely just. Far from being willing to execute his enemies, a real king must be willing to execute his friends." That dilemma of the king's justice pitted against the king's love is captured in the musical Camelot when Mordred sings, "Arthur, what a magnificent dilemma. Let her die and your life is over; let her live and your life's a fraud. Which will it be, Arthur? Do you kill the queen or kill the law?" We could actually say this is God's dilemma also, because God created us. God loves us. God cherishes us. God formed us in the dust of the earth in his own image, and then he breathed into us the breath of life. You can't get any more intimate, any more personal, any more caring than that. And yet, we have gone our own way. We deliberately defy his commands and also refuse his overtures of love and reconciliation. Douglas Rumford  Quote this article on your site | Views: 515 | Print | E-mail
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Lectionary Passages for November 23rd 2008
[Year A]
Proper 29(34)
Sundays after Pentecost
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24
Psalm 100
Matthew 25:31-46
Ephesians 1:15-23
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