"You call me 'Teacher' and 'Lord,' and rightly so, for that is what I am.  Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. - John 13:13-15

To my friends of Cell 04.09.08,

Once more, the Word of God has fulfilled its role as a double-edged sword! We're confronted with one challenge after another, week after week. Already, some of us find it hard to grasp the full meaning of worshipping the Lord at his footstool. The passage above takes the depth of humility to the next level - to wash one another's feet.

Yes, you read it well. It is not about washing the Lord's feet but washing one another's feet. Before you start rushing to grab the nearest plastic pail from the toilet, please be advised that the key learning point here is the spirit of humility and not so much the washing itself.

And if the Lord humbly washed his disciples' feet - folks who are spiritually, significantly immature compared to the Lord; and feet being the dirtiest part of a person's body; and the Lord being God who is the creator of Man; then what hint of pride or glam or fame do we have the right to possess when we take on the role of leaders in church?

We live in a world that believes in "lording over all". Yeah..some of us gossip and resent in a hush-hush manner about the 'tripods',..peers who flatter their bosses and superiors and are prepared to kneel down and wash their superior's feet if called upon to do so.

But the way of the Lord is the exact opposite and the impact is far too radical when compared to the ways of the world. The Lord did not say "...you could" or "...you may". He said it clearly to us all and there is no excuse for us to brush it aside.

"You call me 'Teacher' and 'Lord,' and rightly so, for that is what I am."

"...you should do as I have done for you"

So the next time you drop by church, remember to take on the spirit of humility when relating to the next person who is deemed the misfit, whom you may have called him or her 'weird', or the grouchy chap whom you have problems working with.