We were created through Thought, Word, Breath and dirt. The Son of God became one of us in the womb of a Virgin. The Holy Spirit came upon the Apostles as tongues of fire and shook the house from its foundation.
There was a young fair maiden, a pious commoner, betrothed to a carpenter of the village - handsome, skilled, and pure. She became, with his help, the Queen of all and received from the hands of the King himself treasures of infinite value, and was permitted -even ordered - to share her treasure with all who cared to approach her throne. All anyone needed to do, was ask. But, not everyone came, in fact - few people did....There was a great and mighty dragon, and he and all of his offspring lurked throughout her kingdom. However, one of the Queen's faithful soldiers, the captain of Her great army, held the keys to the Castle Itself. The great Dragon could not enter there, and so she - not fearing the Dragon as much she loved her people - went out into the dark valley and begged the other commoners to join Her in the Castle. Many did, and many did not; she was not given the power to do it all on her own...
Thus, she enlisted other brave knights to fight tenaciously against the Dragon and his protege, as well as to go into the dark valley to seek out the lost and the lonely.... These knights were valiant, but they were weaker than she and frightened. They dreamt of the Castle and the King, and yearned for all to share in that delight, but in their trepidation they could do nothing, and so the King once again intervened.You see, everywhere the Queen went the Dragon would flee and seek weaker, more vulnerable prey. In fact, his fear of her was so great, and the power given to Her by the King was so amazing (she had always done as He wished after all), that those who even resembled the Queen caused ire to build in the Dragon - a pathetic, stupid anger that prevented his doing any harm to even the scrawniest. Now, the King knew all of this - and the Queen trusted and loved the King - and so He sent the Queen into the dark valley carrying with her little images of herself carved into small silver medallions. All who wished to fight with her could wear the image around their neck and thus confound and drive away all evil creatures.
There, of course, was a catch - for the King was wise and merciful, but also just and expected love and fidelity in return for His gifts. The Queen thus warned sternly to wear the medallion with pride in the Kingdom it represented and to which they belonged. Such a sign, with such an image, coupled with the courage and bravery of the Knight in the face of the wiles of the Dragon assured success to all who wore it. Further, each medallion was marked with symbols, so that the Knight's legacy and hereditary share could be easily recalled, inspiring them onward when the battle was fierce. There were even Two Hearts inscribed on the back, so that the loving union between the King and Queen might be always recalled as a the key to victory and move the Knights to the heroism that such love demanded. 
Thus it was that the Knights of the Queen were able to set out on their journey, bearing Her image, marked for the Kingdom, recalling the Love of the Two Hearts, and seeking to avoid and conquer all evil... Upon finding the lost and the lonely, they were able to imitate and bring to life the truth inscribed in the medallion, so that returning Home to the Castle, they did not go alone, but brought others with them, even those who had once celebrated in the Dragon's lair, and together with their Queen they glorified His Majesty, the most Merciful and Glorious King of all time and in all places.
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