Before we get to Advent, we mark the Reign of Christ or Christ the King Sunday. This day is the culmination of the liturgical year, and it presents a particular challenge for us culturally. After all, we’re not used to calling anyone king, whether it is Jesus or George or Charles or William or anyone in between. My guess is that we don’t really know what we’re doing when we call Christ “King.” After all, we Americans don’t really know what it means to be subjects. The British, of course, have lots of experience with monarchs. My wife and I lived in London for most of a year when we were first married. As we prepared to depart for England, lots of people would jokingly ask us to give their regards to the queen, laughing at the possibility that we could actually meet Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II. We arrived in London; weeks went by, and you know what? We never saw the queen. Never ran into her on the street, never stood in line with her at the theatre, never encountered her in the market. You’re not surprised, are you? Neither were we. People like us and people like her just don’t go to the same places.
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