John 13-15

It took me about 15 minutes to read this passage.  After washing the feet of those eating with him, I suppose that it was over 100 people, and Jesus took his time and washed every foot; more than 200 feet, 1,000 toes.  I can’t imagine the duration that such a task took.  There may have been people who got up during the meal to use the toilet or get more food.  I imagine that Jesus may have even re-washed some of the feet.  But there wasn’t a single toe left un-washed; not one foot that didn’t receive his full attention.  That is the picture that I have of this event.  Then he asked all of them a question; “Do you understand what I have done to you?”  He served them; all of them.  Jesus had already chose to lower himself once to become a man, now he lowered himself even more to reach out to the least attended parts of the least significant people as a servant.  The feet that were washed by the LORD, washed the feet of others, who washed the feet of others, who washed the feet of others.  We are those who inherited servant-hood through the service of others.  Do we really understand what Jesus did to us?

Stuart