I want to begin with a song. Don’t worry. I’m not going to sing. Perhaps I should say, I want to begin with a song title. I’m not going to ask you how many of you remember the song. It might say something about your age. The song is titled simply, “Sisters.” It’s a classic Irving Berlin tune much beloved by previous generations. It begins by describing how devoted two sisters are to one another. But its famous refrain goes like this: “Lord, help the mister who comes between me and my sister and Lord help the sister who comes between me and my man.”

Why Jesus chose to get involved in a spat between two sisters, I haven’t any idea. He should have known better. Experts tells us that, with regard to sibling relationships, sisters have much more intense feelings toward one another, both positi…