Wash One Another's Feet

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He Has Risen

John 13:1-6 The Message

Washing His Disciples’ Feet

13 1-2 Just before the Passover Feast, Jesus knew that the time had come to leave this world to go to the Father. Having loved his dear companions, he continued to love them right to the end. It was suppertime. The Devil by now had Judas, son of Simon the Iscariot, firmly in his grip, all set for the betrayal.
3-6 Jesus knew that the Father had put him in complete charge of everything, that he came from God and was on his way back to God. So he got up from the supper table, set aside his robe, and put on an apron. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the feet of the disciples, drying them with his apron. When he got to Simon Peter, Peter said, “Master, you wash my feet?”

For Reflection

What could Jesus have done? He could have chosen to call Judas out, charged him with conspiracy, and set the disciples upon him. He could have struck Judas down and made a public display of Judas treachery. Christ chose instead to wash the disciple's feet. It was an act of service, an act of kindness, an act of grace. The foot washing was withheld from no one. It was an act of prime Christian obedience to the will of God. It was an act that defied the conventional response to fear, persecution, and violence.  It defines a preferred response to the corporal world's common reactions.

Pray

Pray. Meditate on Christs foot washing. Think about the times you could have chosen an alternative response to a perceived threat. Imagine the result of an alternative answer. Pray for the courage to take a Christ-like path to resolve untoward issues.

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