Wolves are territorial creatures that roam in family groups called packs.\u00a0 There is a specific pecking order in the pack.\u00a0 The Alpha<\/b> or Alpha<\/i> pair are the leaders. More specifically, these would be the individuals that lead the pack, but not necessarily in the manner we think of as leadership.\u00a0 The Alpha<\/u> wolves do not give orders, they simply have the most freedom to do what they choose, without interference from the other pack members.\u00a0 On the other hand, lower stationed pack members are influenced by the actions or intervention of the Alpha wolves or pair.<\/h4>\nIn a well established pack there will often be a Beta, one who is submissive to the Alpha only.<\/h2>\n<\/br><\/h5>\n![\"Lone](\"https:\/\/onemonthofwisdom.com\/wisdomblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/lonewolf.jpg\" "\\"Lone")
<\/a>The Beta is followed by various subordinates who all, in turn, dominate the Omega, or lowest member of the pack.\u00a0\u00a0 The idea of a lone wolf comes from the occasional disenfranchisement\u00a0 of an Omega wolf from the pack, and I will expand upon that a bit further along.\u00a0 For now, I want to communicate to you a basic understanding of the pecking order of the pack to shed new light on the person of Jesus Christ when referred to as the Alpha and Omega.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/br><\/h5>\nThe Alpha rank is earned and held by participation in ritual “fights” and posturing.\u00a0 It is the wolf with superior confidence, the one that refuses to show any submissive behavior, that “wins”.\u00a0 It is a psychological battle rather than a physical battle.\u00a0 Only occasionally does the battle become physical.\u00a0 Through a series of these confrontations, the pecking order of the pack is worked out, and as individuals become more or less confident some shifting of rank can be observed.<\/h4>\n<\/br><\/h5>\nNow back to the Omega.\u00a0 He serves the pack by doing menial tasks like minding the pups while the pack hunts.\u00a0 He is the last to eat, and is often the receiver of the pent up aggression of other pack members.\u00a0 He has very little freedom to do as he chooses, his station is to humbly submit to the will of the pack. Sometimes the Omega will even be driven out.\u00a0 This is our lone wolf.\u00a0 If he is lucky, the lone wolf will find a mate and start a new pack.\u00a0 Thus, once the Omega, he has become an Alpha in a new circle of relationships that will develop as his pups are raised.<\/h4>\n\n
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<\/a>Alpha and Omega<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/h3>\nWhen we think of Christ as the Alpha and Omega<\/a>, what first comes to mind is the beginning and the end.\u00a0 From the perspective reflected in the wolf pack we can gain an even deeper understanding of what that means.<\/h3>\nThe prayerfully expectant attitude of Jesus when He walked this earth was a display of supreme confidence.\u00a0 In a spiritual battle He knew He would always be victorious. He was the Alpha, and a multitude followed Him wherever He went, but at His last meal, He taught us the lesson of servant leadership.\u00a0 He chose to spend His last hours of fellowship with His disciples humbly serving them.\u00a0 Well recognized as the Alpha, He took on the role of the Omega, confounding the disciples by His actions.<\/h3>\nAfter going into to the garden to pray, Jesus having fully submitted to the fathers will, emerges as the Omega to face what He must.\u00a0 He was as the lone wolf, cast out by those who fancied themselves superior, and by their actions prophesy was fulfilled.\u00a0 Just as the Omega wolf receives the pent up aggression of the pack, Jesus received the aggression of the mob that demanded He be crucified, and on Him the burden of sins of all mankind were laid.<\/h3>\nHaving been cast out and made to suffer, He then claimed His bride by paying for our freedom with His passion.\u00a0 The church was firmly established, and a new community with a new understanding of freedom and grace emerged.<\/h3>\n<\/br><\/h5>\nBlessings & Adventure,<\/h4>\n<\/br><\/h5>\nLynn “lynnibug” Rios<\/p>\n<\/br><\/h5>\n
<\/br><\/h5>\n<\/a>The Beta is followed by various subordinates who all, in turn, dominate the Omega, or lowest member of the pack.\u00a0\u00a0 The idea of a lone wolf comes from the occasional disenfranchisement\u00a0 of an Omega wolf from the pack, and I will expand upon that a bit further along.\u00a0 For now, I want to communicate to you a basic understanding of the pecking order of the pack to shed new light on the person of Jesus Christ when referred to as the Alpha and Omega.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/br><\/h5>\nThe Alpha rank is earned and held by participation in ritual “fights” and posturing.\u00a0 It is the wolf with superior confidence, the one that refuses to show any submissive behavior, that “wins”.\u00a0 It is a psychological battle rather than a physical battle.\u00a0 Only occasionally does the battle become physical.\u00a0 Through a series of these confrontations, the pecking order of the pack is worked out, and as individuals become more or less confident some shifting of rank can be observed.<\/h4>\n<\/br><\/h5>\nNow back to the Omega.\u00a0 He serves the pack by doing menial tasks like minding the pups while the pack hunts.\u00a0 He is the last to eat, and is often the receiver of the pent up aggression of other pack members.\u00a0 He has very little freedom to do as he chooses, his station is to humbly submit to the will of the pack. Sometimes the Omega will even be driven out.\u00a0 This is our lone wolf.\u00a0 If he is lucky, the lone wolf will find a mate and start a new pack.\u00a0 Thus, once the Omega, he has become an Alpha in a new circle of relationships that will develop as his pups are raised.<\/h4>\n\n
<\/a>Alpha and Omega<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/h3>\nWhen we think of Christ as the Alpha and Omega<\/a>, what first comes to mind is the beginning and the end.\u00a0 From the perspective reflected in the wolf pack we can gain an even deeper understanding of what that means.<\/h3>\nThe prayerfully expectant attitude of Jesus when He walked this earth was a display of supreme confidence.\u00a0 In a spiritual battle He knew He would always be victorious. He was the Alpha, and a multitude followed Him wherever He went, but at His last meal, He taught us the lesson of servant leadership.\u00a0 He chose to spend His last hours of fellowship with His disciples humbly serving them.\u00a0 Well recognized as the Alpha, He took on the role of the Omega, confounding the disciples by His actions.<\/h3>\nAfter going into to the garden to pray, Jesus having fully submitted to the fathers will, emerges as the Omega to face what He must.\u00a0 He was as the lone wolf, cast out by those who fancied themselves superior, and by their actions prophesy was fulfilled.\u00a0 Just as the Omega wolf receives the pent up aggression of the pack, Jesus received the aggression of the mob that demanded He be crucified, and on Him the burden of sins of all mankind were laid.<\/h3>\nHaving been cast out and made to suffer, He then claimed His bride by paying for our freedom with His passion.\u00a0 The church was firmly established, and a new community with a new understanding of freedom and grace emerged.<\/h3>\n<\/br><\/h5>\nBlessings & Adventure,<\/h4>\n<\/br><\/h5>\nLynn “lynnibug” Rios<\/p>\n<\/br><\/h5>\n
<\/a>The Beta is followed by various subordinates who all, in turn, dominate the Omega, or lowest member of the pack.\u00a0\u00a0 The idea of a lone wolf comes from the occasional disenfranchisement\u00a0 of an Omega wolf from the pack, and I will expand upon that a bit further along.\u00a0 For now, I want to communicate to you a basic understanding of the pecking order of the pack to shed new light on the person of Jesus Christ when referred to as the Alpha and Omega.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/br><\/h5>\nThe Alpha rank is earned and held by participation in ritual “fights” and posturing.\u00a0 It is the wolf with superior confidence, the one that refuses to show any submissive behavior, that “wins”.\u00a0 It is a psychological battle rather than a physical battle.\u00a0 Only occasionally does the battle become physical.\u00a0 Through a series of these confrontations, the pecking order of the pack is worked out, and as individuals become more or less confident some shifting of rank can be observed.<\/h4>\n<\/br><\/h5>\nNow back to the Omega.\u00a0 He serves the pack by doing menial tasks like minding the pups while the pack hunts.\u00a0 He is the last to eat, and is often the receiver of the pent up aggression of other pack members.\u00a0 He has very little freedom to do as he chooses, his station is to humbly submit to the will of the pack. Sometimes the Omega will even be driven out.\u00a0 This is our lone wolf.\u00a0 If he is lucky, the lone wolf will find a mate and start a new pack.\u00a0 Thus, once the Omega, he has become an Alpha in a new circle of relationships that will develop as his pups are raised.<\/h4>\n\n
<\/br><\/h5>\nNow back to the Omega.\u00a0 He serves the pack by doing menial tasks like minding the pups while the pack hunts.\u00a0 He is the last to eat, and is often the receiver of the pent up aggression of other pack members.\u00a0 He has very little freedom to do as he chooses, his station is to humbly submit to the will of the pack. Sometimes the Omega will even be driven out.\u00a0 This is our lone wolf.\u00a0 If he is lucky, the lone wolf will find a mate and start a new pack.\u00a0 Thus, once the Omega, he has become an Alpha in a new circle of relationships that will develop as his pups are raised.<\/h4>\n\n
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<\/a>When we think of Christ as the Alpha and Omega<\/a>, what first comes to mind is the beginning and the end.\u00a0 From the perspective reflected in the wolf pack we can gain an even deeper understanding of what that means.<\/h3>\n
The prayerfully expectant attitude of Jesus when He walked this earth was a display of supreme confidence.\u00a0 In a spiritual battle He knew He would always be victorious. He was the Alpha, and a multitude followed Him wherever He went, but at His last meal, He taught us the lesson of servant leadership.\u00a0 He chose to spend His last hours of fellowship with His disciples humbly serving them.\u00a0 Well recognized as the Alpha, He took on the role of the Omega, confounding the disciples by His actions.<\/h3>\n
After going into to the garden to pray, Jesus having fully submitted to the fathers will, emerges as the Omega to face what He must.\u00a0 He was as the lone wolf, cast out by those who fancied themselves superior, and by their actions prophesy was fulfilled.\u00a0 Just as the Omega wolf receives the pent up aggression of the pack, Jesus received the aggression of the mob that demanded He be crucified, and on Him the burden of sins of all mankind were laid.<\/h3>\n
Having been cast out and made to suffer, He then claimed His bride by paying for our freedom with His passion.\u00a0 The church was firmly established, and a new community with a new understanding of freedom and grace emerged.<\/h3>\n
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Blessings & Adventure,<\/h4>\n
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Lynn “lynnibug” Rios<\/p>\n
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