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On Maunday Thursday of this year, the newly elected pope broke out of the tradition of popes before him to wash the feet, not of fellow priests, but of 12 young offenders from a detention center.\u00a0 This has been fairly controversial in the Catholic Church, but as soon as I heard this, I was so impressed!\u00a0 Finally, someone in the spotlight who ‘gets it’.\u00a0 Those whose feet were washed were not priests, they weren’t considered holy by religious standards, however, the disciples at that time probably weren’t either.\u00a0 A tax collector, a doubter, and even a betrayer.\u00a0 Yes, Jesus even washed Judas’ feet.\u00a0 The pope washed the feet of 2 girls, 2 Muslims and all those who he washed were from different nationalities.\u00a0 The pope said during a speech that day, “\u201cWe need to go out, then, in order to experience our own anointing (as priests)\u2026 to the outskirts where there is suffering, bloodshed, blindness that longs for sight”.\u00a0 Sound familiar?\u00a0 Sounds kind of like what Christ tells us to do huh?!\u00a0 So, why aren’t we?\u00a0<\/div>\n
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In this time, sandals were primarily the only shoes people wore and imagine walking in dirt with sandals how dirty your feet would be.\u00a0 This act of footwashing was usually set aside only for the servant of the house, not for the guest of honor and certianly NOT for Jesus.\u00a0 He flew in the face of tradition, taking on the heart and act of a servant to be an example to his disciples and to us that THIS is the heart we should have-one of service and humility.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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In John 13 it reads…<\/div>\n
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Jesus Washes His Disciples\u2019 Feet<\/p>\n

\u00a0It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.<\/p>\n

2 The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. 3 Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; 4 so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. 5 After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples\u2019 feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.<\/p>\n

6 He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, \u201cLord, are you going to wash my feet?\u201d
\n7 Jesus replied, \u201cYou do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.\u201d<\/p>\n

8 \u201cNo,\u201d said Peter, \u201cyou shall never wash my feet.\u201d
\nJesus answered, \u201cUnless I wash you, you have no part with me.\u201d<\/p>\n

9 \u201cThen, Lord,\u201d Simon Peter replied, \u201cnot just my feet but my hands and my head as well!\u201d
\n10 Jesus answered, \u201cThose who have had a bath need only to wash their feet; their whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of you.\u201d 11 For he knew who was going to betray him, and that was why he said not every one was clean.
\n12 When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. \u201cDo you understand what I have done for you?\u201d he asked them. 13 \u201cYou call me \u2018Teacher\u2019 and \u2018Lord,\u2019 and rightly so, for that is what I am. 14 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another\u2019s feet. 15 I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. 16 Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. 17 Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I find it interesting also that in the same chapter, Jesus talks about a NEW COMMAND.\u00a0 <\/em>This new command?\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cA new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I would much rather be known as a Chrisitian because of my love for others instead of other reasons.\u00a0 How about you?
\nAs Christians, as sinners, were we not once as dirty as feet in sandals walking in the dirt.\u00a0 We are no better than the tax collector, betrayer or delinquent.\u00a0 We should be living as those who have been washed by the blood of Jesus!\u00a0 AMEN?
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\nSo, instead of being frustrated or angry or indifferent to ‘traditions’ being broken, lets embrace it!\u00a0 He himself says he has set an example and we SHOULD do as He has done.<\/p>\n

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