Lectionary17B

The Power of Kings

The Power of Kings

We can see in our world today, that these two kinds of power continue to show up. The Power of Kings could be used to create peace and stability for all people, but recently it seems like it has been used to create destruction and pain. We see the Power of Kings abused in the way a police officer killed Sonya Massey in her home after responding to her call for help. We see it abused in Israel’s continued destruction of Gaza, and in the support that its destruction has garnered. We also see the Power of Kings being used by those who are looking to save Gaza, and by those who continue to work to create justice even through broken and failing systems.

But where do we see the Power that God gives?