{"id":3961,"date":"2022-08-10T13:11:30","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T17:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/?p=3961"},"modified":"2022-08-10T13:11:30","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T17:11:30","slug":"the-defender-of-the-faith-queen-elizabeth-ii-lauds-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/2022\/08\/the-defender-of-the-faith-queen-elizabeth-ii-lauds-christ.html","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Defender of the Faith:\u201d Queen Elizabeth II Lauds Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3973\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3973\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3973\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/409\/2022\/08\/queen1-350x262.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3973\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WikiMedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Queen Elizabeth wrote a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalnewsservice.org\/2022\/08\/03\/queen-elizabeths-message-to-the-lambeth-conference-this-is-a-time-of-great-need-for-the-love-of-god\/\">letter<\/a> to the fifteenth Lambeth Conference this past week, stating that the conference was \u201ctaking place at a time of great need for the love of God \u2013 both in word and deed.\u201d The conference, which had been delayed two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is an international meeting of Anglican bishops discussing the pressing issues of the day. The conference ran from July 26<sup>th<\/sup> though August 8<sup>th<\/sup> and had bishops from over 165 countries attending. In her letter, the Queen stated she was pleased to have the conference back after the delay and was glad that there was a focus on issues of the environment. She also noted the growing sense of turmoil that has come since the onset of the pandemic, writing, \u201cNow, as so often in the past, you have convened during a period of immense challenge for bishops, clergy and lay people around the world, with many of you serving in places of suffering, conflict and trauma.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Queen then referred to her own faith, saying, \u201cThroughout my life, the message and teachings of Christ have been my guide and in them I find hope. It is my heartfelt prayer that you will continue to be sustained by your faith in times of trial and encouraged by hope at times of despair.\u201d The Queen has often <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/entertainment\/celebrities\/the-powerful-faith-of-queen-elizabeth-ii.aspx\">cited<\/a> her faith in public, with one notable remark going as far back as 2000. In a Christmas message to the nation, she said, \u201cChristmas is the traditional, if not the actual, birthday of a man who was destined to change the course of our history. And today we are celebrating the fact that Jesus Christ was born 2,000 years ago; this is the true millennium anniversary.\u201d Ian Bradley, author of <em>God Save the Queen: The Spiritual Heart of the Monarchy<\/em> stated that the Queen received 25 times more letters than usual in response to her address. He also credited the Queen\u2019s deceased husband, Prince Philip, with encouraging her to speak more about her faith in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/premierchristian.news\/en\/news\/article\/prince-philip-persuaded-the-queen-to-talk-for-the-first-time-about-her-own-faith-in-christmas-broadcast\">\u201cPremier.\u201d<\/a> \u201cHe was the person really who encouraged the queen to talk about her own faith in her Christmas broadcasts,\u201d Bradley said, \u201c\u2026in the old days, they really used to be more like travelogues, and they would just say where the royal family had been.\u201d During the interview, Bradley also spoke of Prince Philip\u2019s own faith, saying, \u201cHe would note down all the details of the sermon. He was extremely interested in, in theology, he had a wonderful knowledge of the Bible, and then he would sort of quiz you at lunchtime, ask you about your sermon and really put you on your mettle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In an ever-increasing secular age, the 96-year-old monarch has been labeled \u201cthe last Christian monarch\u201d by the papacy. The Queen\u2019s annual Christmas message has become a traditional source of the monarch\u2019s candid references to her faith. She has been delivering her Christmas messages since Christmas 1952. In her first broadcast, she asked the public to \u201cPray for me \u2026 that God may give me wisdom and strength to carry out the solemn promises I shall be making, and that I may faithfully serve Him and you, all the days of my life.\u201d During the start of the 2020 pandemic, the Queen conducted her very first Easter service, saying, \u201cMay the living flame of the Easter hope be a steady guide as we face the future.\u201d As the world continues in turmoil with global inflation, Russia\/ Ukraine casualties, and tense China\/ Taiwan relations, it can be believed that the Queen will continue to refer others to faith because, as she noted in her 2018 Christmas address, the Gospel message is never \u201cout of date.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Queen Elizabeth wrote a letter to the fifteenth Lambeth Conference this past week, stating that the conference was \u201ctaking place at a time of great need for the love of God \u2013 both in word and deed.\u201d 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