St. Luke beginning with Chapter 3, Verse 23 traces the genealogy of Jesus all the way back to Adam. I never was quite sure why he bothered given the gap in direct lineage if you believe that Mary was a virgin.
Since Luke isn’t around to ask, for a long time I simply thought it was one of those mysteries I’d never figure out, or Luke put it in his gospel to satisfy the Mormons who are more into lineage than the rest of us.
However, recently I read something that gave me a different insight. The author suggests that the “Son of Man,” thus the genealogy, is uniquely qualified and called to reconnect us as human beings to one another by our own individual rewoven intimacy with the Creator.
What strikes me about his words “rewoven intimacy with the creator” is that in this ongoing debate about immigration, different faiths, races, sex, sexual identities, etc. we are all called to reconnect with one another as human beings who are uniquely intimate with God as our creator. We are not called to be divided by our differences, but to reconnect. God breathes the “breath of life” into each one of us, and regardless of our differences we all share a commonality that cannot be ignored or should be forgotten.
If it was Christ’s call to reconnect all of us, then we each share in that call. We all are brothers and sisters, and it is our duty to reconnect not distance ourselves.
Editor’s Note: Thank everyone for your kind notes wishing me a Happy 70th birthday! I told Suzy last night I don’t feel seventy. If I had a year of eligibility and the Razorback Coach asked me to come back, I would. If the Governor of Arkansas called and asked me to serve a term on the Supreme Court, I would with pleasure. And if President Clinton asked me to come to DC and serve my country again, I’d be honored. None of those are going to happen, but for those who haven’t made seventy yet, it’s not that bad. In fact, I’m having the time of my life. Thank You!
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