[Magdalen] Christ, the King

[Ian Gomersall]

I like the term sometimes used for the feast 'Christ, the universal king' allowing for thought on Christ in the whole universe - pre existent logos etc. Christ for all creation, the universe.

Ian


Fr Ian Gomersall

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> On 20 Nov 2014, at 19:00, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Matthew 21:4-5 This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the
> prophet: “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your king is coming to you,
> humble, and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’”
> 
> Works for me.
> 
> On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> In Anglo-Catholic circles we're always adding stuff to what the BCP
>> provides, but in our parish when I see this coming Sunday listed in
>> the bulletin as "Solemnity of Christ the King, Sovereign Priest," it
>> makes me run to the BCP and decide I'd prefer that we stick with what
>> it's called in there: "The Last Sunday After Pentecost."
>> 
>> Scott, Anglo-Catholic but leaning toward "what's in the BCP is Catholic
>> enough!"
>> 
>> On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 12:40 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <ichthys89 at comcast.net>
>> wrote:
>>> Keep in mind that this church feast day/holy day came into being fairly
>> soon
>>> after Constantine co-opted the nascent and still going to their deaths in
>>> the name of Christ, rag tag bunch of people who were undermining the
>> Roman
>>> authority, and in one government decree literally changed the form and
>>> future of  the sect of 'Jesus followers'....
>>> 
>>> L
>>> 
>>> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>>> 
>>> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have
>> not a
>>> single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me."
>>> attributed to Erma Bombeck
>>> 
>>> Thomas Merton writes, "People may spend their whole lives climbing the
>>> ladder of success only to find, once they reach the top, that the ladder
>> is
>>> leaning against the wrong wall."
>>> 
>>> "What you seek is seeking you." - Rumi
>>> 
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "Sally Davies" <sally.davies at gmail.com>
>>> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2014 6:23 AM
>>> To: "magdalen" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
>>> Subject: [Magdalen] Christ, the King
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Just read Val Fizzell's meditation on Christ the King and the parable of
>>>> the sheep and goats.
>>>> 
>>>> Something new struck me...Val mentioned that when a King ascended the
>>>> throne (including recent history in Britain) he would take a new name to
>>>> signify power and authority e.g. "George VI" instead of "Albert".
>>>> 
>>>> So Jesus is given a name, greater and more powerful than any other,
>> before
>>>> which every knee will bow - the typical triumphalist picture so familiar
>>>> to
>>>> most of us especially those with Evangelical backgrounds. He is Lord and
>>>> King.
>>>> 
>>>> But wait a minute...when is Jesus given his Royal name? According to
>>>> Scripture, before he was born, when Mary is told by the angel, "You
>> shall
>>>> call his name, Jesus" (Luke) - or in Matthew's version, as Joseph is
>> told
>>>> to give Mary's child this name, "for he shall save his people".
>>>> 
>>>> So when is he named, King? Not when he comes on the clouds, with angels,
>>>> or
>>>> is seen by everyone as seated on the Throne of Heaven, but as he comes
>> to
>>>> Mary's womb - without fanfare, but for the mysterious joy of angels and
>>>> the
>>>> ecstatic prophecy of a teenage girl. Or at the latest, on the occasion
>> of
>>>> his birth in a humble setting.
>>>> 
>>>> Food for thought about our many projections of "Christ the King" based
>> on
>>>> notions of earthly power and lordship!
>>>> 
>>>> Sally D
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Scott R. Knitter
>> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>>