00:04The bowl. The evening meal is in progress. The aroma of roasting lamb and freshly baking
00:11bread is filling the room. Flickering candles are making the shadows dance. Suddenly the
00:18hubbub of conversation dies down. The room falls silent. Jesus is pouring water into
00:24a basin, kneeling down, removing my sandals, and gently lowering my filthy feet into the
00:30soothing water. This is a job for the lowest servant. I feel his fingers between my toes,
00:37and now gently lifting my feet onto the towel across his lap. He looks up at me as he does
00:43this. What expression do I see in his eyes? What emotions do I feel as Jesus serves me
00:50in such an intimate and humble way? We're told that Jesus knew that the Father had put all
00:56things under his power. So he began to wash his disciples' feet. I pray now for those with real
01:04power in our world. Presidents, prime ministers, celebrities, captains of industry. I ask you,
01:11Lord, to teach the powerful people in our world how to truly serve. These hands, cleansing the
01:17dirt from my feet, will soon be pierced for my sin. This man, so completely in control, kneeling at
01:24my feet, will soon be stripped naked and hung upon a cross. This Savior, washing away the dirt of my
01:31day with water, will soon purge the very sin of my innermost being with his blood. Servant King, allow me
01:38to serve you today. And help me to serve those I meet this week, in practical and surprising ways
01:45that cut through respectable social norms. Amen.
