We are all connected;
To each other biologically
To the earth, chemically
To the rest of the universe atomically. --deGrasse Tyson

Last week, we saw Jesus letting us know what it means to be “holy” or “different” as opposed to “common.” Hint. It’s not about our perceived physical or biological differences! This week, we see him once again affirming the strength of what binds us together as a “common” people, as a “common” creation! Jesus spends a lot of time in the passages we are reading right now to make sure we understand that all people are beloved of God –even those designated by the Jewish faithful as “gentiles.” He has just spent a great deal of time explaining to his disciples and the Pharisees that what makes someone “common” or koine (translated in our scriptures as defiled) has noth…