Raw, unscripted reflections on the texts for this coming Sunday.
How can we rejoice that Christ is “king” given all of the evils that have been done and all the goods that have been left undone in his name by those in authority? We can rejoice because it is Jesus who is king, no one else, and because his rule is true, fitted to our nature and accomplished not by violence but by gift. We can rejoice because through his death he made it possible for us to die to the lust for control, to make peace with our frailty and the impermanence of our way of life, and so to reign with him in gentleness, compassion, and absolute humility. So, as I tried to say last Sunday, when all the world is breaking apart, we can rejoice that Christ is crowning.
Christ is Crowning