Wenceslas was the Duke of Bohemia who was murdered in 929 AD by his wicked younger brother,
Boleslav.  As the song indicates, he was a good, honest, and strongly principled man.  The song
expresses his high moral character in describing King Wenceslas braving a fierce storm in order
to help feed a poor neighbour.  Wenceslas believed that his Christian faith needed to be put into
action in practical ways.  ….. He became Bohemia’s most famous martyr and patron saint. 
His picture appeared on Bohemian coins, and the Crown of Wenceslas became the symbol
of Czech independence. 1

Perhaps one of the reasons this famous carol became so popular is that it represents a yearning for a logical and practical need:  rulers who are concerned with the role of providing for their populace.

Historically, the ruling bodies on earth have not attended to the duty of providing that which is necessary for healthy, happy life and liberty.  In fact, they have done the bare minimum, while using their wealth and political power to amass greater wealth and control for themselves.  They have used fear, coercion, manipulation and all measures of force to amass for themselves title to just about all the resources of the earth.

A mere 10% of the earth’s population holds 90% of the measurable assets.  A mere 3% of the earth’s population holds 70% of the money.  A mere 6% of the privately held land in the United States is held by individuals.  The remaining 94% is held by governments, corporations, partnerships, trusts, and other instruments of the wealthy.  So-called publicly-held lands, i.e., those in the possession of governments, are carefully controlled; the public is often barred from entering or forced to pay fees for the use of what is rightfully theirs.

The Throne of the Provisioner is vacant.  The ruling bodies have concerned themselves only with stocking the storehouse for themselves.  There is no lack on the earth, but there is a great dearth of compassion, especially in the area of distribution of resources which are necessary for liberty and a healthy, happy life. 

I envision a task – a job vacancy – for a candidate one might portray as a benevolent ruler, creating a grand scheme in which all the provisions of life are adequately disbursed to the people. 

The job is to ensure that all human beings have food, water, shelter, holistic medical care, and access to spiritual comfort and guidance.  Only by taking a birds-eye view of the entire globe, and embracing the mission as being of greatest importance to humankind, does such an undertaking have any chance of success.

Never before has the public consciousness held an expectation that all beings shall have the basic necessities of life.  In past history, such a view would be considered heretical or profoundly naïve. 

Only rarely have the ruling classes conceded rights to the populace;  the historical markers of such concessions are notable illuminations in the dark passageways of time.

Examples such as the acceptance of the doctrine of noblesse oblige in early France,  which means literally, 'the nobility is obligated', or, 'those in high positions must be responsible', the signing of the Magna Carta by King John in 1215, the Declaration of Independence in 1776, and the addition of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution of the United States, all herald the coming of a time when the de facto acceptance of ‘certain inalienable rights’ of all human beings shall become the status quo. 

To date, the ruling classes have conceded the least possible to others; with rare exceptions, no ruler has made the provision of life-sustaining and life-enhancing commodities and education his passion or purpose.  Regardless of how well a government may have disguised its lack of concern for human well-being, the fact remains so. 

I’d like to suggest a new view:  it is unreasonable for anyone on my home planet to be without basic necessities.

Who is to fill the vacant seat on the Throne of the Provisioner and step forward to create a public mindset that adequate food, water, shelter, holistic healthcare and access to the compassion of true spirituality is not only possible, but an achievable and essential right of all human beings? 

By extending a world-wide network of compassionate educators, an impact strong enough to penetrate the world’s consciousness can be made.  Through communications and education the people of the earth can access their full creativity, and mobilize it toward the end of delivering God’s abundance to all people of the earth.  Perhaps the role of the Good King is best filled by all of us together, empowered with the knowledge that our goal is achievable..  This is our Collective Vision.

Susan Moore

1  Good King Wenceslas, An article for the December 1992 Deep Cove Crier by Ed Hird 

    http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/st_simons/cr9212.htm