Three years ago, when I was a seminarian, I remember listening to Luis preach a sermon about these lessons.  I don't remember the whole sermon, but I do remember Luis beginning by summoning all of that theological heft we've been missing during his sabbatical, all of that gravitas Luis has when he preaches.  So three years ago Luis stands up here and summons all his gravitas and he says, "when I speak about marriage, I'm speaking about gay marriage and straight marriage.  I think our society, and our church, need to get with it.  We've been behind the boat."  Just a few months later same sex-marriage would be legal in the District.  Since that time a number of same-sex couples have been married here at St. John's.  For the purposes of this sermon, I also make no distinction.  Same-sex or opposite sex, marriage is marriage. So, maybe you have heard about this little piece of papyrus.  A piece of papyrus that has been all over the news because it says, "and Jesus said to his disciples, my wife."  Of course the question is: Jesus said to them, "my wife."  My wife what?  My wife cooks the most amazing cous-cous , you wouldn't believe?  Jesus said to them, "my wife" and my mother-in-law really don't get along?  Jesus said to them, "my wife" writes all my material? I don't actually think that the papyrus makes any difference to our faith, and I don't think if Jesus was married, it would make