Church Militant: The Benevolent King

By Joe Sixpack, The Every Catholic Guy, Church Militant, January 2, 2022

For the sake of Your Son

A general of a king’s army wanted to rule the whole land himself, so he rose up against the king with a large number of soldiers. The battle lasted a long time, but the rebel general was finally routed and fled with his family into another country.

The general was very unhappy in exile, trying to live with the shame he’d brought on himself and his family. So, dressed like the beggar he’d become, he went back to the palace and entered the hall where the king held court. He walked to the royal throne, holding the king’s own 2-year-old child in his arms. He approached, knelt before the king and said, “Your Majesty, I’m the general who fought against you and wanted to take your life. I, as well as my wife and children, deserve to be put to death for my crime. But for the sake of this little boy, whom Your Majesty loves, I beg you to spare my family and me.” …

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