Faerieland & the Kingdom

The desire of the righteous ends only in good; the expectation of the wicked in wrath. One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want. Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered. {Proverbs 11:23-25} (photo by Simson Petrol ) The economy of the kingdom is both hauntingly familiar and strangely alien, like that of faerieland. It's utterly unlike that of the real every-day grown-up world that we know, where you must look out for number one and stockpile food or cash or weapons for doomsday. Those who belong to the kingdom live differently, with open hearts and open hands. They give. They bless. They bring water and sell grain to those who need it, rather than hoarding it for themselves. They seek good. They plan wisely, strategically, to capture souls so that they, too, may experience life and this abundant goodness. There is a sense that these righteou