Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.   John 13:14

Today I enjoyed a morning of pampering with a spa pedicure.  I sat in the comfortable chair with my feet in hot water, my warm tea in hand. I looked down at the woman washing my feet. (I had already showered so they weren’t in such bad shape to start with).  She pulled each foot from the water onto which she poured soap then gently washed them and patted them dry.

I was reminded of the story in John 13 where Jesus washed the feet of his disciples. Walking around in sandals on dusty streets was not particularly clean. (These men didn’t take a quick shower to clean up before they sat down to eat.)  Jesus, their Lord and Master stood up, wrapped his outer clothing around his waist and then filled a bowl with water and knelt at the feet of each of his disciples, even Judas Iscariot, whom had already made plans to betray him. This was a servant’s job!! Not something to be done by one they worshipped.

I paid the woman who cared for me, she offered up her services to me but Jesus knelt as a servant.  We are all servants. No one can reach so high as one who stoops to help someone in need. “Now that I have washed your feet, wash one another’s feet”. 

 Kneel down and offer help to someone, even if you are the teacher.

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