Startling, sometimes confusing,
interesting and humbling.
In the middle of this 31-day blogging craziness,
I put up this small post to tell you about an essay
I wrote over at A Deeper Church.
In that brief post, I also urged you to
read my friend Emily's post in which
she asked some questions about the very
topic I was speaking about right next door to her.
The comment thread, especially on her essay,
was pretty overwhelming.
But here is what I feel about it,
late this night,
after spending about 14 of the last 36 hours
in the car, driving up and down this
magnificently beautiful state of ours:
I feel profoundly grateful.
And humble.
I would happily wash Emily's feet,
and I believe she would do the same for me.
And that? THAT is a beautiful thing.
run by the Sisters of Mercy.
Our meeting room there contained about a dozen
magnificent prints by a Japanese artist from the 20th century
named Sadao Watanabe.
I tried to take photos of them all,
but a few of them showed too much reflection from
the hideous (why oh why??) florescent lighting.
These two, however, are perfect.
Two different interpretations
of the same seminal event
in the life and ministry of our Lord,
our Savior,
our Christ.
Jesus - the Son of God,
the Creator of the universe,
the only fully Human Being who ever walked
the dusty roads of this globe -
washing the feet of his disciples.
And then telling us to do the same for one another.
THIS is who we are, dear friends.
We are the ones who follow Jesus.
We are the ones who share in the bread and cup.
Whether we agree with one another on every doctrine or not.
Whether we work at home or outside the home.
Whether we homeschool our kids or send them to school
Whether we even like each other or not!
We are the ones who wash each other's feet.
And that -
because Jesus did it,
because Jesus
continues to do it through each of us -
that is BEAUTY.
Humbly joining with Michelle, Jen, Jennifer, Ann, Duane, and OF COURSE, Emily:
