We are a Roman Catholic Parish within the Diocese of Lansing. Royalty has its privileges. Kings and queens, princes and princesses, are expected to live in castles where their wishes are the will of the court.
Heads of state are subjects, like anyone else, to the gospel mandate of justice and charity.
David, king of the southern realm of Judah for over seven years, wished to reign over the Northern Kingdom of Israel as well. In today's account, the tribes gather in the south to affirm David as Yahweh's choice and to anoint him as king of all the Chosen People. The royal David pledges care for the needs of all. The passage from Colossians describes a dispute raging in the community. Some held that angelic intermediaries were the agents of creation and had control over human destiny.