John 13:4-5  Jesus laid aside his outer garments...poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet...

This is Thursday of Holy Week. More than that, it is the day Christians remember as the night Jesus took the whole concept of what it means to love and revolutionized it by bending down to wash his disciples' feet.

I don't know about you, but I don't want people handling my feet. To do that, they would see how my toes curl in strange directions. They would see my corns and calluses and missing toe. And yet, Jesus used broken and dirty feet to show the world what love is.

Today isn't just the Thursday of Holy Week; it's Maundy Thursday. The word Maundy comes from the Latin word mandatum, or commandment, which calls to mind these words of Jesus: "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another..." (John 13:34).
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