DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage
Dear Friend in the Lord,
“Humble Service of Jesus”: I n today’s Gospel, Jesus washes the feet of all His apostles. He witnesses to the Truth that His Mission from His Father, is a “Selfless Service with Humility” that is willing to Die for the Eternal Salvation of all peoples. Ponder on, “Do we serve with Christ-like humility and selflessness or with conditions, for our comfort and self-glory?”
Fr Philip Heng, S.J.
John 13:4-9, 12-15
Jesus got up from table, removed his outer garments and, taking a towel, wrapped it round his waist; he then poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel he was wearing. He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, ‘Lord, are you going to wash my feet?’ Jesus answered, ‘At the moment you do not know what I am doing, but later you will understand.’ ‘Never!’ said Peter. ‘You shall never wash my feet.’ Jesus replied, ‘If I do not wash you, you can have no share with me.’ Simon Peter said, ‘Well then, Lord, not only my feet, but my hands and my head as well!’
When he had washed their feet and put on his outer garments again he went back to the table. ‘Do you understand’, he said, ‘what I have done to you? You call me Master and Lord, and rightly; so I am. If I, then, the Lord and Master, have washed your feet, you must wash each other’s feet. I have given you an example so that you may copy what I have done to you.’