Did you know there was a Biblical mandate to get together in the presence of God and throw big parties once a year? Go read Deuteronomy 14!
Jesus, standing in a long tradition, take the opportunity to show us the opportunities to learn what the commandments mean by looking at the world around us.
Our story has taken us from creation, through struggle, out of bondage, beyond the wandering in the desert and the into the attempt to have humans interpret God's laws. This…