The Jesus with us [Christ the King - Luke 23:33-43]
The Rev. Jeremiah Williamson Luke 23:33-43 The Jesus with us This morning, before getting into the shower, I checked my phone. A number of my friends, my Colorado Springs friends, had marked themselves safe on facebook. And that is how I found out about the shooting at Club Q last night. Another mass shooting in a state with a devastating history. Another mass shooting in our city. Another terrible act of violence against the LGBTQ+ community. It is this tragedy that greeted us on Christ the King Sunday. And here this morning, the Gospel is Jesus on the cross. And on a day like today it is easy to understand the emotions of the crowd. They want Jesus to get down from that cross. To do something. To make the bad untrue. To stop the violence. And yet our king hangs, and dies, on a cross. And everyone is confused and frustrated. Because this...