“Why is the King so far away? Why doesn’t He live here?
It seems like… if He loves us, He would want to be near.
If we saw Him every day, more people would believe.
And He could stop the tempters and others who deceive.
It’s real hard to comprehend a King that you can’t see…”

I’ve thought a lot this week about the questions Tim asks Emma in chapter 6 of “The Bridge from OneDayBow.” Tim had weighed the evidence and believed in the existence of a King, but is a King still King to those who don’t call him King? Silly question? Obviously if you live in a country where you are a citizen of a monarchy, you call the King, King. But living in the U.S. where we don’t have that form of government or heritage, it doesn’t apply to me.

Which leads me to ask: What does the King of OneDayBow have to do with HereAndNow? After all, it’s apparent that the average citizen in HereAndNow is more apt to recognize the authority of the Mayor than a King that is purported to live across the Bridge.

So why is Tim so interested in the location of the King? Why is he concerned with the “love” that the King has for people? Why does it matter to Tim that people believe and that tempters no longer deceive? Why is Tim’s faith stirred when so many could care less?

So many questions, but probably the two most important of all:
Who is the King, and who’s King is He?