+ With the authority of God the Father himself, Jesus relates to
us in the gospel passage that it is appropriate and necessary to
give to those carrying rightful authority over us, if they use it in a godly
manner, the respect and support that is their due as representatives of Christ
the King, who is True Leader, Governor and Lord / King of the Universe. This
concept therefore is not man-made, but because Jesus said it: it is from God,
objectively, who is imminent in the fabric of everything in existence:
everything!
In the first reading from the
2nd letter of St. Peter, we hear a wise exhortation from Peter to
live in peace while we await the establishment of the new heavens and the new
earth, the new “space” if you will, and the new “time” – that will be eternal
and beyond our wildest imaginings! And with our risen bodies we will be
citizens of the Kingdom of Love, and Joy and Peace – and Jesus, the Word
Incarnate, and Ascended, will be King of Ruler of all hearts and minds forever.
This again, is not fanciful mythology: but fact beyond reproach, because Jesus
said it: and he is objective and trustworthy Word of the Father!
So for us, this day, this
means that while waiting to go to the Wedding of the Lamb of God – Jesus, the
Bridegroom of the Church – and we are all invited – all – we must give to
legitimate “fill-in-authority” on earth their due – so long as they do not
violate our conscience – and play the waiting game doing vocationally the small
part God has assigned each of us as a kind of “practice-round” for true
heavenly reality! And this is one game that counts and has eternal
consequences. We will be invited to the big “gold house” in the heavens – if we
play our hearts out until the end of the game!
“Behold the new heavens and
the new earth!” our home eternally! Amen.
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