Hail! Immortal King of Life

Every November, there are two things every American looks forward to. One is the Thanksgiving holiday, where families gather for food, football, and fellowship. The second is the end of a tumultuous and often divisive election cycle.

Now, the 2024 election was nothing like what many have experienced. We were bombarded with messages about voting for a particular candidate. We all were guilty of placing our trust in that candidate that we can depend on to fix the issues pressing America.

Psalm 146 reminds us, “Put no trust in princes, in mortal men in whom there is no help. Take their breath, they return to clay, and their plans that day come to nothing.”

The good news is that Christ is still king. Christ has power over political opponents, kingships, and even corrupt regimes. He triumphed over death. He ruled with redemption. He did it by calling those to follow him, driving out demons, healing the sick, raising the dead, and proclaiming his kingdom to every person.

Christ calls us to be a part of his kingdom. He is the way, truth, and life because he conquered death and the sin of the world.

Pope Benedict XVI reminds us, “The feast of Christ the King is therefore not a feast of those who are subjugated, but a feast of those who know that they are in the hands of the one who writes straight on crooked lines”

This feast is about Christ, who is not king of the earth but that of heaven. St. John Paul the Great reminds us that, “The kingdom will grow insofar as every person learns to turn to God in the intimacy of prayer, as to a Father, and strives to do his will.”

Today, as we celebrate this monumental achievement, let us strive to be a part of this kingdom that is to come.

Christ is the immortal king of life through his conquering of death and sin. He wants us all to have life and have it fully.