Shortly after I arrived in East Africa as a new Maryknoll seminarian and medical doctor I was given the privilege of accompanying a seriously ill Maryknoll priest, Father Joe Glynn, on a flight from Nairobi, Kenya back to the USA for treatment. I knew that Joe had held many leadership positions in Maryknoll over his long missionary life. Because of Joe’s physical problems we were seated in first class so he could endure the 20 hours of flight lying flat. After Joe had closed his eyes, I noticed that the famous actor Robert Redford had sat down on the other side of Joe. So I leaned over and whispered into Joe’s ear, “Do you realize that Robert Redford is sitting next to you?”  Without opening his eyes Joe responded, “Does he realize that Joe Glynn is sitting next to him?” Joe had been taught well by the people of East Africa to remember that we are each equal in God’s eyes.