"And let us think that this sign (Jesus washing the feet of the disciples) is a caress of Jesus, which Jesus gives, because this is the real reason why Jesus came: to serve, to help us."
Pope Francis at the Prison for Minors in Rome, Holy Thursday, 2013
After this homily, Pope Francis washed the feet of twelve young inmates, male and female, Christian and Muslim. Why? Because that is what Jesus would do. Because that is what Jesus did. Because that is what Jesus does, even today, through us. As we go about our Holy Thursday today, let's be vigilantly aware of opportunities we have to wash the feet of others. We are called to serve others, just as Jesus showed us by washing the feet of the disciples. And Jesus can only do that today, through the work of our hands. Whatever our day holds for us, it includes loving and serving others, even if it is a simple task of holding the door open for a stranger at the Post Office. Let's picture Jesus all day today, on his hands and knees, washing the feet of those he loved...and those who would betray and deny him. For that is what he did. Love, heidi
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