On the night of his betrayal as he celebrated the Passover meal with his disciples Jesus washed their feet (John 13.1-20). He washed the feet of men who were not worthy of him. He washed the feet of men who were clueless. He washed the feet of Peter who was full of himself. He washed the feet of Judas who was evil personified.
Afterward (v. 14-15) he said, “If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I gave you an example that you also should do as I did to you.”
Will you wash feet as Jesus did? Will you wash the feet of the unworthy, the unloving, and the unwitting? Will you wash the feet of…
- Your good neighbor?
- Your bad neighbor?
- Your white neighbor?
- Your black neighbor?
- Your American neighbor?
- Your foreign neighbor?
- Your kind neighbor?
- Your unkind neighbor?
- Your married neighbor?
- Your divorced neighbor?
- Your gay neighbor?
- Your cohabiting neighbor?
- Your richer-than-you neighbor?
- Your poorer-than-you neighbor?
- Your conservative neighbor?
- Your liberal neighbor?
- Your Democrat neighbor?
- Your Republican neighbor?
- Your Libertarian neighbor?
- Your tree-hugging, ozone-watching neighbor?
- Your gun-loving, camo-wearing neighbor?
- Your Christian neighbor?
- Your atheist neighbor?
- Your Muslim neighbor?
- Your homeless neighbor?
- Your jobless neighbor?
- Your educated neighbor?
- Your addicted neighbor?
- Your neighbor with the nice yard?
- Your neighbor with dandelions and junk?
Do you wash feet like Jesus washed feet?
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