Day 28 - Enjoy the Silence

John 13:5-11 (The Message)

^3-6Jesus knew that the Father had put him in complete charge of everything, that he came from God and was on his way back to God. So he got up from the supper table, set aside his robe, and put on an apron. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the feet of the disciples, drying them with his apron. When he got to Simon Peter, Peter said, "Master, you wash my feet?"

⁷Jesus answered, "You don't understand now what I'm doing, but it will be clear enough to you later."

⁸Peter persisted, "You're not going to wash my feet—ever!"

Jesus said, "If I don't wash you, you can't be part of what I'm doing."

⁹"Master!" said Peter. "Not only my feet, then. Wash my hands! Wash my head!"

^10-12Jesus said, "If you've had a bath in the morning, you only need your feet washed now and you're clean from head to toe. My concern, you understand, is holiness, not hygiene. So now you're clean. But not every one of you." (He knew who was betraying him. That's why he said, "Not every one of you.") After he had finished washing their feet, he took his robe, put it back on, and went back to his place at the table.

YO YO YO! Well, my friends we are at day 28. Two days to go, so, smile, and check out the above passage for tonight. Read it slowly and thoughtfully. Jesus is washing the disciples' feet. We know that he spoke to Peter, and we know what He said. However, we don't know what or if he spoke to the other disciples.... HMM.

Imagine we're in that upper room. Jesus is coming to wash you're feet. What does he say to you? How do you respond? Can you feel his rough carpenter hands holding your feet? How do you feel about the King of Kings washing your feet? Can you feel the water on your tired dusty feet? Think about the places you've walked and what you might be carrying from your journey. The symbolism here is deep. Some people are freaked out by feet, but it's so much more then feet! It's life, a soul. Jesus was asking to wash and purify lives here. Incredible, that this King would humble self. How do you feel about that? Peter seemed to blurt out the answer, "You shall never wash my feet." What words come to your mind as you look into the face of God?

Journal your thoughts about what you think would take place.

"Prayer is the laying aside of thoughts. "

-Colton