King George V and Queen Mary were out in the country with Lord Stamfordham one Saturday afternoon. They came to a humble little cottage. The queen was tired and going to the door she asked if she might come in and sit down and rest for a few minutes. The good woman who answered the door ran inside and cried, “Oh William, the King and the Queen! Whatever shall we do?”
“Let them come in, of course,” said William.
When the royal visitors were seated in the little parlor, they noticed a family Bible nearby.
“I am glad to see you have got the good Book,” said the King.
“Aye, your Majesty,” said William, “would you like to hear about my conversion?”
“Of course I should,” said the King.
Then William proceeded to tell with warmth and enthusiasm, of the grace of God and how the Lord had saved him.
The Queen, with tears in her eyes, turned to the good wife. “Have you had an experience like that?” she asked.
Yes! she had, and she told how that she too was saved. When they rose to go, the King and the Queen, much affected by the incident, thanked them and said simply, “We love Him too, you know.”
“For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: and that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto Him which died for them, and rose again.” 2 Cor, 5: 14,15.
ML 03/12/1967