King of the Universe

It seems like a lot of Americans have a sort of fascination with the royal family.  Many people are intrigued by and invested in the lives of those in line of succession to the British throne.  I think one of the main reasons for this interest in the royal family is that we don’t have any leaders in our country with the title of queen or king.  We cannot really grasp the concept and we don’t really know what it means.  But as Catholics, we should be aware of who a king is supposed to be and what it means for our lives.  We have the most powerful king there could ever be.  And  His name is Jesus.
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This past Sunday, we celebrated the Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe.  While Jesus has many different titles, king seems to be one of the best and most important.  A king is someone who is a supreme ruler and someone who has authority.  When we think about the role that Christ has in our lives, it should resemble that of a king.  It is easy to say that He is king and to acknowledge this truth in our minds.  But letting it be the reality takes it much further, and can be challenging for us.

If we allow Jesus to be the king of our hearts, it means that he reigns in all aspects of our lives.  It means that we surrender our lives to Him every day.  As king of the universe and king of our hearts, we must allow Him to take complete control of our lives.  When we allow Him to be king , we acknowledge that our lives are not our own and that everything we have is His and all that we do is for Him.

As a king, Christ rules with love and mercy and He models perfect humility and service.  When He is king of our whole lives, we listen to Him, serve Him, follow Him, and love Him.  We allow Him to lead us and guide us and we try to become more like Him.

Jesus Christ is the king of the universe.  He wants to reign in our hearts and be the ruler of our lives.  And when we accept His kingship, our lives become much better because His ways are better than our own.  What or who really rules your life?  My prayer for each one of us is that we would be able to say that it is truly Jesus.