Can We Talk 2

Christ The King Sunday

         Not a well known day, even in churches, today is the last Sunday of the liturgical calendar, Christ The King Sunday. Next Sunday is the first Sunday of the liturgical year, being the first Sunday of Advent. The significance of today is that Christians believe in the ultimate crowning of Christ as The King of Heaven and all creation. Advent starts over with the waiting for a Messiah. So the year builds with a final long pause between the Ascension and the crowning, supposedly the time in history which we are now in.

         We think of earthly kings and all their power and opulence. A heavenly king is a different picture, although grandeur and splendor are still words that apply, earthly treasures and expense are not a part of it. Majesty and greater power apply. We may pass it off as a fairy tale, but if we pay attention to life all around us, we may see glimpses of it.