Christ the King Sunday

Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.

To him who loves us and freed us from our sins by his blood, and made us to be a kingdom, priests serving his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Look! He is coming with the clouds;
every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him;
and on his account
all the tribes of the earth will wail.

So it is to be. Amen. "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.

Revelation 1:4b-8

Jesus Christ Pantocrator

Detail from Mosaic of the Deesis, 12th century, Hagia Sophia *

Istanbul, Turkey

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Jesus-Christ-from-Hagia-Sophia.jpg

And He will raise you up on eagle's wings,

Bear you on the breath of dawn,

Make you to shine like the sun,

And hold you in the palm of His Hand.

~ Michael Joncas **

Say not, "I have found the truth,"

but rather, "I have found a truth."

~ Khalil Gibran

Look who’s coming to dinner!

Over the guardrail and through the woods …

Give thanks with a grateful heart!

Sue Wolff

Vicki Hall

The oven died on Thanksgiving morning but, with the help of neighbors’ ovens and the outdoor gas grill,

we had a delicious dinner!

Grilled 10 pound turkey breast … yum!

As flowers carry dewdrops,

trembling on the edges of the petals,

and ready to fall at the first waft of the wind or brush of bird,

so the heart should carry its beaded words of thanksgiving;

and at the first breath of heavenly flavor,

let down the shower,

perfumed with the heart's gratitude.

~ Henry Ward Beecher

November 25, 2012 Christ the King (or Reign of Christ)

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* Hagia Sophia, opened in AD 537, is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey.

** On Eagles' Wings is a devotional song composed by Michael Joncas, a priest, in 1979 after Vatican Council II, when the Catholic Church began using vernacular hymns at Mass. Its words are loosely based on Psalm 91 and Isaiah 40:31.

http://www.mamarocks.com/on_eagles_wings.htm

Then Pilate entered the headquarters again, summoned Jesus, and asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus answered, "Do you ask this on your own, or did others tell you about me?" Pilate replied, "I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests have handed you over to me. What have you done?" Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my followers would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here." Pilate asked him, "So you are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice."

John 18:33-37

Agnus Day, by James Wetzstein

Agnus Day appears with the permission of www.agnusday.org

2 Sam. 23:1–7

Ps. 132:1–12 (13–18)

Rev. 1:4b–8

John 18:33–37