Prayer

Gospel For This WeekJohn 18:33-37 - You say that I am a king. 

‘Are you the king of the Jews?’ Pilate asked. Jesus replied, ‘Do you ask this of your own accord, or have others spoken to you about me?’ Pilate answered, ‘Am I a Jew? It is your own people and the chief priests who have handed you over to me: what have you done?’ Jesus replied, ‘Mine is not a kingdom of this world; if my kingdom were of this world, my men would have fought to prevent my being surrendered to the Jews. But my kingdom is not of this kind.’ ‘So you are a king then?’ said Pilate. ‘It is you who say it’ answered Jesus. ‘Yes, I am a king. I was born for this, I came into the world for this: to bear witness to the truth; and all who are on the side of truth listen to my voice.’ 

Questions for Us 

Q. Why do you think Pilate questioned Jesus the way he did? 

Q. To what ‘truth’ did Jesus come into the world to bear witness? 

Q. How are we called to continue to bear witness to this truth? 

Q. Have you ever felt challenged about what you believe? 

Q. Do you find ‘Christ the King’ a helpful or significant image of Jesus?