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b'(2Sm.5:1-3;\\xa0\\xa0 Ps.122:1-5;\\xa0\\xa0 Col.1:12-20;\\xa0\\xa0 Lk.23:35-43) \\xa0 \\u201cThis is the King of the Jews.\\u201d \\xa0 On earth, our King rules from a cross; in Paradise, upon a glorious throne.\\xa0 O Lord Jesus, \\u201chere we are, your bone and your flesh.\\u201d\\xa0 May we die with you that we might reign with you in your holy kingdom. \\u201cAll the tribes of Israel came to David\\u201d and anointed him king of Israel.\\xa0 He had been called by the Lord as shepherd and commander of Israel, and now he would finally receive his kingship.\\xa0 And he would make Jerusalem the city of the king, and make it holy when he brought the ark of the covenant within its walls.\\xa0 And so, here on earth David reigned, as God\\u2019s anointed.\\xa0 And so Jerusalem becomes the place of worship, within whose gates all rejoice to set foot.\\xa0 And there \\u201care set up judgment seats, seats for the house of David.\\u201d And so Jesus is called the Son of David, for He inherits this earthly kingdom blessed by God, anointed anew to reign from Jerusalem.\\xa0 But, of course, His kingdom is more than that of the flesh, for it is His own flesh that makes it holy \\u2013 He is the Temple not made by human hands, through whom all things blessed of the earth and of heaven came to find their being: \\u201cIn Him were created all things in heaven and on earth.\\u201d\\xa0 He indeed is the beginning of all things and the fullness, or the end, of all things; nothing, and in particular the Church, exists apart from Him. And to what heavenly rule are we all thus called by His \\u201cmaking peace by the blood of His cross.\\u201d\\xa0 By His sacrifice we shall indeed be saved; He will remember us when He comes into His Kingdom.\\xa0 And there shall be true rejoicing, for there the cross shall be borne no more.\\xa0 Having consumed all our sins and the darkness and death of this life, it shall be transformed into the throne of glory. \\xa0Even now the Lord calls to us from the cross; even now His suffering beckons us.\\xa0 Even now we must turn to Him, our King, in our sin and let Him take our corrupted flesh and bone upon Himself to find the blessed reconciliation of our souls in the hand of God.\\xa0 As His forgiveness pours upon us in His blood, we come to the fullness of His heavenly kingdom and \\u201cshare in the inheritance of the holy ones in light.\\u201d\\xa0 Long live our King, who dies upon a cross. \\xa0 Written, read & chanted, and produced by James Kurt. \\xa0 Music: "Removing the Log from My Eye" (first part) from Listening to the Lamp, ninth album of Songs for Children of Light, by James Kurt. \\xa0 ******* O LORD, Jesus is our bone and our flesh \\u2013\\xa0 may He be our King!\\xa0 YHWH, your Son is King of the Jews \\u2013 let us come with Him into Paradise, where He reigns forever.\\xa0 By the blood of Jesus\\u2019 Cross all in Heaven and on earth are made one, are reconciled to you, O God and Father of all the redeemed.\\xa0 Through Him all things were made and through Him all are saved.\\xa0 May we all come to share the inheritance of the holy ones in light.\\xa0 David ruled from the holy city of Jerusalem; all Israel came to him to make him king.\\xa0 He was a man after your own heart because he sought your will in all things.\\xa0 But it is Jesus, your Son, He who is called Son of David for His eternal reign over Israel, over all those who strive to do your will \\u2013 it is He who is and has always been true King of all Creation.\\xa0 To Him let us call out; in Him let us make our eternal home.'