Unto us a boy is born, king of all Creation.

I am very happy for William & Kate & all their family & friends. It is always wonderful when a healthy child is born & the mother doesn't suffer any complications. All of us who have been through the same experience know first hand what it feels like & can empathise with the joy & excitement. So we are truly delighted for them all.

But, by a quirk of fate, this child is born into a life of unimaginable wealth & social position. He will inherit & become a king, head of a commonwealth & leader of the church - if nothing changes. That's the sticking point for me. Inherited wealth means inherited power & privilege, regardless of any personal traits, gifts, expertise or experience. It simply isn't logical or fair. What we achieve in life should be a result of the natural gifts we are born with & our own effort and commitment to make something of those gifts. (Still on a biblical theme, see the parable of the talents).

I don't envy any of the royals. It isn't a life I aspire to or could tolerate. I imagine, because I can't know, they sometimes wish that they had not been born into this family. It certainly isn't "normal" family life in any sense of the word. The young royals are to be commended for their efforts to be as "normal" as possible given the constraints. There must be pluses & minuses to a priveleged life continuously led under the microscope of press & media.

Speaking of which - I am already heartily sick of the whole sorry, feeding frenzy, circus. Just how many times must we listen to the same inane, repetitive, comment & speculation, based on precious little information?  Can't someone dare to say "enough!" Can't someone credit us with a reasonable amount of intelligence & understanding? Is this news really so important in the context of world events that it has to obliterate everything else? The news media seem completely unable to see the line between informing us of the facts & spewing out garbage that simply alienates many.

Has nothing been learned from the life and death of Princess Diana - apparently not! If the press & media continue in this way there is a danger history will repeat itself. There are already too many parallells. Personally I don't believe that Jesus was the son of God, but I do believe he existed & look what happened to him!