Where Have All The Princesses Gone?

Our granddaughter Boo has been into princesses lately. She is a little more than four years old, and has figurines of most of the Disney “princess” characters: Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Belle, Cinderella – you finish the list. She has princess nightgowns, princess books, and, perhaps, princess dreams.

But, you say, these are all imaginary. And that is true. For if you look around you, where have the princesses gone? A few European countries still have royal families, but you hardly ever hear of their princesses, at least not here in the US. Japan and a few other Asian countries still have royalty, and no doubt their princesses. But there is very little in real life to help little girls envision what a princess is like. So we leave it to those who imbue our culture with their vision of what a princess should be – what they look like, how they act, what they go through. And in my opinion, their vision is somewhat twisted (and commercialized).

If you’ve read the Bible or even listened to some of the classic Christmas music, you are no doubt aware that Christ is referred to as a King and as a Prince (1 Tim 6:15; Ps 24:9,10; Acts 3:15; and Is 9:6 are some good texts to begin with). Yes, Christ is royalty.

When we accept Christ as our Savior, choosing Him over Satan and his crafty ways, we become part of the family. Perhaps you’ve heard the song “I’m so Glad I’m a Part of the Family of God”. It is true. We become adopted (Gal 4:5), grafted into the vine (Rom 11:17).

What this means is that all these little girls entering the doorways into school in the morning have the potential of becoming true Princesses, members of the Royal family of the universe. And all the little boys we see walking the halls of our schools may become true Princes, younger brothers of the Savior. If only they could catch that vision. Then they wouldn’t have to depend upon fairy tales.

Who needs a pumpkin for a coach when our Elder Brother has fiery chariots?

God Bless!

Dr. G