What a King we have! “He saved others, let him save himself,” jeered the religious leaders of the people. A King, mocked and dying on a cross for the sake of saving people. Even from the cross, he told a repentant bandit, “Today you will be with me in paradise.” Hanging there with his arms wide open, he embraced the whole world in a gesture of love and reconciliation. This is the King we acclaim today in this Eucharist and in life.