Gospel: John
13:1-15
Before
the feast of Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to pass from this
world to the Father. He loved his own in the world and he loved them to the
end. The devil had already induced Judas, son of Simon the Iscariot, to hand
him over. So, during supper, fully aware that the Father had put everything
into his power and that he had come from God and was returning to God, he rose
from supper and took off his outer garments. He took a towel and tied it around
his waist. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’
feet and dry them with the towel around his waist. He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Master, are you going
to wash my feet?” Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing, you do not
understand now, but you will understand later. Peter said to him, “You will
never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him, “Unless I wash you, you will have no
inheritance with me.”
Simon
Peter said to him, “Master, then not only my feet, but my hands and head as
well. Jesus said to him, “Whoever has bathed has no need except to have his
feet washed, for he is clean all over; so you are clean, but not all. For he
knew who would betray him; for this reason, he said, “Not all of you are
clean.”
So when
he had washed their feet and put his garments back on and reclined at table
again, he said to them, “Do you realize what I have done for you? You call me
‘teacher’ and ‘master,’ and rightly so, for indeed I am. If I, therefore, the
master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s
feet. I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you
should also do.”
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Reflection:
What is
the unwritten requirement for somebody to become a true follower of Jesus? It’s
the virtue of humility. For this is one the few virtues that will sustain a
person to continue to follow Jesus. Jesus Himself lived this virtue of humility
when He followed to the letter the mission that was given to Him by God.
When
Jesus washed the His disciples feet He did not do this for Him to be admired by
anyone. He washed His disciples’ feet to send a strong message to them that if
He who is their Lord and Master did this supreme act of humility.
They too
must do the same to one another, for what reason? So that the faith the He founded
through Peter would survive. Jesus knew that without humility there’s was no
chance for the faith to grow and blossom as it is today.
However
to live the virtue of humility is not easy to do, take for example the act of
washing His disciples’ feet. Could we do this also to each and every member of
our family? Could we do this also to each and every member of our church’s
community?
It’s not
easy to live the virtue of Humility yet if we truly desire to follow Jesus we
would be able to imbibe and live humility. For it is in our humility that we
will grow more in knowledge and intimacy with Jesus. It’s through our humility
that we could convince others to follow Jesus.
Do you
desire to have a personal relationship with Jesus? Do you desire to convince
others to follow Jesus? Live and breathe Humility for this is the only way. - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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