Christ the King : Ordinary Time Daybook for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Welcome to the final Ordinary Time Daybook devotional post for 2020! Ordinary Time is the longest season of the church calendar - a season of working and resting with Christ as he brings God's kingdom on earth as it is in heaven.
You can read here for a brief description of the liturgical season of Ordinary Time
Look: The Body of Christ, Caitlin Connolly - Source
Connolly is Mormon and, while I have some significant theological differences, this is an image I've been returning to all year and, I believe, surpasses those differences.
Artist's statement on IG: "I was reading about the breastplate of Aaron a month or so ago and felt really inspired by it. Aaron (brother of Moses) was a high priest and when he would go to the temple to make important decisions he would wear a breastplate with twelve stones representing the twelve tribes of Israel. He was instructed to have a variety of stones in the breastplate (different colors, opacities, hardnesses, mineral compositions, etc.) to represent all the tribes. This felt so beautiful to me - seeing all the tribes and people of the world in a variety of essential differences and wearing them symbolically to be able to make important decisions or have clarity of mind..."
Listen*: Jesus Shall Reign, Holy City Hymns - Bandcamp w/ lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Listen to my Spotify playlist for this day: Christ the King
Read**: Ezekiel 34:11-20; Psalm 95; 1 Corinthians 15:20-28; Matthew 25:31-46
Sunday (11/22) Psalm 118, 145; Zechariah 9:9-16; 1 Peter 3:13-22; Matthew 21:1-13
Monday (11/23) Psalm 106; Zechariah 10:1-12; Galatians 6:1-10; Luke 18:15-30
Tuesday (11/24) Psalm 121-126; Zechariah 11:4-17; 1 Corinthians 3:10-23; Luke 18:31-43
Wednesday (11/25) Psalm 119:145-176; Psalm 128-130; Zechariah 12:1-10; Ephesians 1:3-14; Luke 19:1-10
Thursday (11/26) Psalm 131-135; Zechariah 13:1-9; Ephesians 1:15-23; Luke 19:11-27
Friday (11/27) Psalm 140-143; Zechariah 14:1-11; Romans 15:7-13; Luke 19:28-40
Saturday (11/28) Psalm 137, 144, 104; Zechariah 14:12-21; Philippians 2:1-11; Luke 19:41-48
Pray: Book of Common Prayer 2019, Collect for the Christ the King
Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his most gracious rule; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Do: Advent begins next Sunday!
Read last week's post where I share a bunch of exciting Advent news with you: 3 places to be together this Advent!
I've been waking up between 4 and 6 every day the past couple of weeks like it's Christmas morning, excited to get to work on some projects for us to sink into the season of Advent beginning November 29.
