O come, O Key of David, come,
And open wide our heavenly home;
Make safe the way that leads on high,
And close the path to misery.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel!
Christ as the Key of David opens the doors to the Kingdom of Heaven and judges if we belong there or not. No one gets to the Father, except through Christ, the narrow gate. So hot do we get past the narrow gate? How do we enter through Christ?
1) Faith
Faith in God is the fundamental virtue. Without faith what's the point? There is none. But I pose a more important question: what do we need to have faith in? The resurrection of Christ from the dead! This is central to the Gospel! The resurrection of Christ IS the Good News! If Christ didn't raise from the dead he would only be another great figure with a good philosophy. But Christ is so much more than that. HE IS GOD MADE MAN!! THE KING OF KINGS!! THE SON OF GOD!! He died on the cross, killed by sin, and conquered death by rising from the dead and not sits at the right hand of God the Father.
2) Love
St. Paul tells us that without love we are nothing. We are called to Love as Christ loved. Christ gave his life for our redemption. Jesus tells us that there is no greater love than to give your life for your friends. While Faith is the fundamental virtue...Love is the greatest virtue.
3) Hope
But hope in what? If we have faith in the Good News that Christ defeated death by rising from the dead then surly we will do the same as he promised us. So what do we hope for? We hope, and pray, for Gods mercy. We are a sinful people who do many stupid and selfish things and we hope that our hearts are contrite enough to seek forgiveness through the Sacrament of Penance and be welcomed by Christ, the Key of David, into the Kingdom of God!
O Key of David, and scepter of the house of Israel: you open and no one shuts; you shut and no one opens. Come and lead forth from his prison the captive sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death. Amen
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