Friends, welcome to Word on Fire, Catholic Ministries. Word on Fire is an

apostolate dedicated to the mission of evangelization using media both old and

new to share the faith on every continent and to facilitate and encounter with

Christ and His Church. The efforts of Word on Fire engage the culture and bring

the transformative power of God's Word where it is most needed. Today we invite

you to join Bishop Robert Barron as he preaches the gospel and shares the

warmth and light of Christ with each of us. Peace be with you. Friends, what's it

like to have Christ for a king? That's the question raised directly or indirectly

by all the readings for this weekend. Let's begin with the magnificent little

passage from the book of the prophet Zechariah. It's our first reading today. It's

interesting the book of the prophet Zechariah is clearly one that Jesus read

carefully and used as an interpretive key to his own ministry. Walk through the

book of the prophet Zechariah and notice how many points of contact there are

with Jesus. Well, in the passage for today the prophet is dreaming, prophesying if

you want, about the return of a definitive Davidic king who would restore the

splendor and glory of Israel and hence bring peace to the nations. As I've said

many times before, this is a central theme of the Bible. Adam was the first king

presiding over a properly ordered garden. One way to read his sin was a

suspension of right kingship. It was bad leadership. And ever since then,

God's been looking for his viceroy. He's looking for human beings who will rule

in his name and according to his purposes. And that kingship that new Adam would

attract the other nations so that all the world would become a rightly ordered

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