Today’s reading from the letter of Paul to the Galatians is not a feel good Bible verse quoted a lot for motivational speeches or weddings. I won’t be reading it at Hagop and Angie’s wedding later today, and you won’t be seeing it cross-stitched on any pillow or t-shirt any time soon.  Yet the verse I began with and today’s entire reading from chapter 2 of Galatians, can be summarized into two short formulas which are key to a life well lived: Jesus + Anything=Joy, but Anything + a little Jesus=Sorrow. If Christ is first for us, sure add whatever you want to it, you should be ok because Christ is first.  However, start with anything else-your success, the approval of your parents, your ethnic pride-and try to fit Christ into it, and you and I will find the formula for failure.