Jesus gave us the example of how to love one another when he washed his disciples feet. Read John 13:1-9. Someone did not fulfill their duties. One of the disciples should have acted as the host who greeted the other disciples and washed their feet. Perhaps they argued about whose turn it was. Perhaps they were just tired of the week-long festivities of the Passover, the Triumphant Entry, and the all-day teachings at the Temple in Jerusalem. Perhaps they all thought they were too important to take the role of a servant. Jesus did not scold the disciples. Instead, he led them. The washing of the disciples feet is an amazing leadership move. Jesus as the leader, the one least likely to take the role of the servant, took the role of the least of these. He went from person to person washing their feet. The disciples resisted at first.  We do not know if Jesus washed their feet in silence or talked to each of them personally like he did when we washed Jesus’ feet.  It would have been his last opportunity to talk to each of them one-on-one in the intimacy of a foot-washing. By the end of the night, he would be in the custody of the guards and on to the cross of Calvary. Jesus gave each of them the invitation to follow him. He extends the same invitation to us. When we follow Jesus, we do what Jesus did. We serve. We live out the gospel when we love one another through service. Without serving others, we can’t be like Jesus.



Lord Jesus, give me the energy to never grow tired of serving people and loving people like you showed us. Make us more like you each day as we follow your example with our actions, words, and our motives. Amen.