RCL Lectionary Reflection, Reign of Christ, Year C, November 24, 2019
Even as he hung there dying at the hands of Empire and the religious leaders of his day, Jesus was still loving others and showing mercy, kingly qualities indeed. This week’s lesson ends with the thief’s request to be remembered. Jesus responds, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” We do not, however, have to wait until we’re dying to be with Jesus in “paradise.” (Photo: Chip Simons, Creative Commons)
Christ the King Sunday Lectionary Reflection, November 24, 2013
Christ is the King of Kings, the ruler who turns all of our human notions and illusions of power squarely on their heads. In what by worldly definitions appears to be weakness and failure, Jesus shows that real power is rooted in love, bathed in grace, and covered with mercy. (Photo: Sue Hasker, Creative Commons)
Christ the King Sunday, Year A, Nov.21, 2010
Lectionary Reflection
What kind of king are you preaching about this Sunday? Are you ready to let Jesus out of the comfortable box in which we like humans like to keep him? The texts this week give you every chance to do so.
