Susan Scott preached during Christ the King Sunday, and yet the lectionary scripture for this sermon is Luke 23: 33-43, telling of the crucifixion of Jesus where he is mocked by the guards and one of the condemned for proclaiming his lordship. Susan invited us to see the kingship of Christ not as a ruler who bends people to his (or our) will, but rather as a “hidden” king who has labored hard to identify with and inhabit our suffering in the most intimate and vulnerable fashion. The manifestation of his rule and reign, unlike our traditional concepts of physical kingdoms, continues on in his followers through the commandment of love. Although we sometimes fall short of our goals to create a more just and loving world and feel discouraged or burned out, remember that Christ is the “hidden” King and he is the source of our hope.
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