Today is summation Sunday in the Catholic Church! It all
comes down to Christ the Lord, Christ the
King: Christ the Savior of the World! To think that the world is a random
conglomeration of purposely non-interrelating parts and particles is to see
things completely amiss! Everything came from One source, and it is all returning
there for sure and for certain! All of creation knows this, the trees, the
plants, the animals, the birds and the fish – it is the human species – with
reason and free-will that seems to have the most problem getting some kind of
grasp on the “larger picture” – the “major plan” – the Creator/Father’s
“diary!”
God could have drawn us into
the life of his unimagined beatitude and bliss simply, effortlessly and without
a whimper from us – but he chose not to do it that way. He chose not to make us
robot-like clones of his; rather, he wanted us to be graced, truly graced with
his most cherished possession: personhood
with freedom of will (freedom to
love), and a rational mind, the ability to think and to plan the ways of our
loving!
We were never meant to be “off
on our own” in some fantasy existence apart from him! He is our Father, he is
our Protector, he is our Defender and he is our Destiny! And this applies to
every person on the earth. And to make this all very clear: he sent his own Son
to become one of us, so that he can communicate very clearly of his love, his
intentions and his plans. All we have to do is to freely love to cooperate, and cooperate
freely in loving one another as he
loves us!
The only thing that really
matters for humans is “love” – we are born to love, to interact, to be
instruments of peace and joy in one another’s lives – in as selfless a way as
possible. [Scientific proof of this: “The Brain” on TV PBS – our brains are
wired to interact with and be in relation to other brains and persons – plain
and simple].
And so Jesus came as the fullness and richness of God to lead us
home; he is therefore Lord (as Son
of the Father), he is King as the
central figure of all human and created history, and he is Savior of the World – as no one else could ever be qualified to do
the job: God was offended by man; only a Man-God could repair the damage!
Today then, we hail Christ
Jesus not only as our Lord and King and
Savior (though he truly is these for sure); but we also hail him as our Brother and Shepherd and Friend!
The family that we belong to because of him is enormous and amazing! May we
rejoice in our membership in the Kingdom today, and tout the fact that we are
members of a truly Royal Family: the Celestial Family of God!
The
Lord is King; he is robed in majesty – let all nations fall down
and worship him sooner rather than later – it is only in this way that there
will be peace on earth and good will
towards all people, everywhere!
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