How do, or how should, kings act?
Today is the last Sunday in the liturgical/church year. Next Sunday a new year begins with the first Sunday of Advent. The last Sunday of the church year is called Christ the King or Reign of Christ Sunday.
When I think of kings or of people reigning my first thought is always to the historical figures who have held those titles. Yes I know Canada has a new head of state in the person of King Charles III but as I mention in the sermon, he has little to nothing to do with my day-to-day life. Charles notwithstanding I found myself thinking of how kings act and then how should they act? There are very few examples of good kings, queens, monarchs writ large, in history. Most of them are not particularly memorable, some of them were hideous examples of power run amok, so where does that leave us on a Sunday referencing Christ as King?
Of course, it has us looking to Christ for how a king should act and to the rest of the monarchs we know of for how a king shouldn’t act. I provide a list of things I think a king should do in the sermon, let me know if you think I missed something or include something in error.
Blessings,
