Christ The King, Christ my king

Inspired by the homily in today's Mass : The Feast (properly the Solemnity) of Christ The King.

Today is the last Sunday in this liturgical year, before we enter the new liturgical year which begins with Advent. We are celebrating Jesus Christ as the King, king of all kings. So what kind of kingdom does Jesus have? His kingdom is not a place, but it is about people. People who gather together in His name is His kingdom.

His kingdom is not the same like earthly kingdom, where you can see the splendour, the honour, and the power very obviously. When I went to Europe and managed to visit some of the old palaces,I could see the wealth and the power that a King had at his time. But, our King, Jesus, is somehow far away from being a "king". He died on the cross, with no clothes, and worse with no bodyguards around to protect others from harming him. But that is why Jesus is a very special king, at least in my heart.

He is a king of humility, he is a king of love, he is a king full of forgiveness, and he is a king of compassion and kindness. Even, in the Gospel today, he welcomed criminals, and offers him the greatest gift that a king in this world would not be able to give, a chance to be with him (a king) in his palace (paradise). What a wonderful gift! I myself did not manage to visit the king of Monaco during my summer holiday, because I am nothing, I am no one, I am not worthy enough to see him. But, this king, Jesus, offers us, sinners, to be with him and we can meet him anytime anywhere. We do not have to dress up in a special way, we do not need to act or do anything in a special way, we just need to be ourselves in front of him and that is enough.

So, today, as we are celebrating him as a King, let us welcome him and allow him to be the king of our lives. The king of our family, king of our study, king of our relationship with others, and king of all kings. It is such a pleasure to have him as our King. And it is now and today, we are able to be with him in his paradise.

So Lord, be the king of my life and let me live in your most beautiful palace, where there is a perfect love, peace and joy.