The theme of what Pope Gregory II was that his son is going to be protected no matter what others have to say about it. "You, oh son, will receive favor from the same prince of apostle of all our woes to your faithful subject" this phrase stood out to me because it is saying that he will not only receive favor but the same favor as the prince of the apostle. That is hard to think about that someone could receive that kind of favor. Is that even really possible to receive that kind of favor? I honestly do not think that you can receive that kind of favor because it is so great and the prince of apostle, St Peter, not only lived in the time of Jesus but he walked with Jesus and followed him.
This reading made me think about how can you really know if you have favor coming your way. People can say that you have favor but they are just people and people do not always say the truth. So, can we as people who might follow Christ really receive the same favor as those that walked with Christ? I think that the favor is not the same kind of favor but as Christ followers you will have more favor than those who choose to turn their head on Christ. But that is not to say that we will have the same favor as the prince of the apostle, who himself was only a person but he was a person who follow not only what Christ said but Christ himself.
This is hard to connect to today but at the same time easy. People are always saying that you have favor over others but like I have said before how can one person have more favor over others and how can one say that you have favor? You really can not say that you have favor but yet people say it all the time. It does not matter what time period it is, it is always being said. Favor is favor no matter how you put it. That is why no one person can have favor over another.
The Pope Gregory II is telling his most excellent son, Karl, Sub-King about how because they have defended there church of God and his chosen people that favor is on them. Favor can not be something that is given to you just because you think it should. It is something that just happens to you.
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