John 13:1–15
Now before the festival of the Passover,
Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the
Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
The devil had already put it into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot to betray
him. And during supper Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into
his hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God, got up from the
table, took off his outer robe, and tied a towel around himself. Then he poured
water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with
the towel that was tied around him. He came to Simon Peter, who said to him,
"Lord, are you going to wash my feet?" Jesus answered, "You do
not know now what I am doing, but later you will understand." Peter said
to him, "You will never wash my feet." Jesus answered, "Unless I
wash you, you have no share with me." Simon Peter said to him, "Lord,
not my feet only but also my hands and my head!" Jesus said to him,
"One who has bathed does not need to wash, except for the feet, but is
entirely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you." For he knew who
was to betray him; for this reason he said, "Not all of you are
clean." After he had washed their feet, had put on his robe, and had returned
to the table, he said to them, "Do you know what I have done to you? You
call me Teacher and Lord-and you are right, for that is what I am. So if I,
your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one
another's feet. For I have set you an example, that you also should do as I
have done to you."
Reflection
Can you watch this scene and allow Jesus
wash your feet?
Can I do the same for others?