He looked like the people of His time and just like the people of our time, since we find Him in each other. This Sunday Jesus nails people for concentrating on human values instead of divine. We all know the rules are important. The Hebrews followed strict rules of purification for preservation of the Chosen People. The rules were made for good reason.
Rules can be a burden or a blessing.
If our goal is to imitate the Lord, we cannot get caught up in making the rules more important than our relationship with God. That is what the Pharisees did. Eventually, everything was for show. They received a reward on earth for their prestige and political clout. Yet, a Christian moral conscience arises from a set of experiences, values, and symbols.