Visible and Invisible

The Feast of Christ the King asks us to consider whether invisible realities are more substantial than visible ones. In Luke's account of the crucifixion, two criminals hang beside Jesus at His death. One demands visible proof of divine power, while the other recognizes the invisible King of Kings beneath the appearance of a dying man. This is the heart of Christian faith: God's power is revealed through weakness, His life through death, His kingdom through what cannot be observed. As we face our own crosses—whether illness, estrangement, regret, or suffering—we ask to receive the same grace as the faithful thief: the ability to see God's invisible reign even in our darkest moments. Christ is already King, not yet of the visible world with all its chaos and pain, but of the eternal realm that will one day subsume everything we can see.