Reflection on Sunday's readings

It is somewhat interesting that words used to describe today’s feast of Christ the King can be seen as a distortion of the image of Jesus. When He walked our earth, He rejected most if not all titles. We read in St. Paul’s Letter to the Philippians that Jesus chose to take on the role of a servant. In the Gospel of John, Jesus refers to Himself as shepherd, living water, the bread of life, and the light of the world, among others. These words reflect that Jesus sees the goodness of God embedded in all of creation. A major part of Jesus’ mission was to call us to take care not only of each other but also all that God entrusts to us. A significant concern of Jesus is that we would put our trust in our all-generous God. This conviction calls us to be grateful for who we are and what we have. There is no need to abuse, hoard or misuse anything or anyone of what God has shared with us. Caring in this way comes about as we share with one another, especially the needy, as a concrete gesture of honoring Jesus.