Jesus answered, "You say 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 18:37

He is King.

It’s not hard for us to forget this reality. We live in a flawed earthly state—leaders and rulers, kings and queens, some good and some bad. We are all affected to a degree. Promises made, promises broken, new laws, old laws, terrible laws and good ones. We don’t see Christ crowned on the news, and we certainly don’t see His victory on a billboard on the way to the grocery store. There are no bumper stickers or yard signs for us.

But we know He reigns over Heaven and Earth; we know He reigns yesterday and today. This Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe is so appropriately timed for many of us living in the United States. Every four years November suddenly becomes ground zero for political intensity as a president is elected. In the secular landscape, politics is the new religion. And we are not immune to getting sucked right in. But our God is the God of the Universe—of Earth and sky and beyond. He sees the whole plan, He authored the whole plan, and so we can rest in this reality. We are beloved daughters of the King. And He reigns.

As the days and weeks roll on past this most recent election, and as we come closer to the beginning of Advent, let’s take the time to assess our allegiances, our hopes, our worries, and our fears. Let’s adjust our gazes, recalibrate our senses, and restore our faith in the only True King—Who is Jesus Christ and Who is ours.