Today's reading is a favorite for sure. In today's gospel (John 13:1-15) we see Jesus demonstrating total humility and love for His disciples. The first time I witnessed the washing of the feet in church it nearly took my breath away it was so beautiful!
Jesus knew His time on earth was coming to an end. He knew he was about to fulfill His mission and suffer the most painful and humiliating death, yet His heart was with His friends. He wanted to show them love and teach them at the same time.
Jesus gets down on the floor and washes the feet of His disciples. He takes their dirty and nasty smelling feet and cleans them, if that's not love, I don't know what is! He performs the task of a servant with all the grace and love in the world.
Jesus love has no limits. He knew He would be betrayed, He knew almost all of these men were going to leave Him in His final hour, but He loved them anyway, he loved them totally, completely and unconditionally!
Jesus taught how to love and serve in this scene. He told them that if He is their "master" and "teacher" and He washed their feet, they should do the same. He is not above showing love and humility, so they shouldn't be either!
On this Holy Thursday, mediate on the depths of Christ's love.
I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord's holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge-that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. ~ Ephesians 3:16-19 (NABRE)
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