Quotes about Foot-washing

And the steward took the men into Joseph’s house, gave them water to wash their feet, and provided food for their donkeys.

Jesus told him, “Whoever has already bathed needs only to wash his feet, and he will be completely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.”

Jesus gave us a model for the work of the church at the Last Supper. While his disciples kept proposing more organization ? Hey, let's elect officers, establish hierarchy, set standards of professionalism ? Jesus quietly picked up a towel and basin of water and began to wash their feet.

Jesus' life as a foot-washing servant would eventually lead to the adoption of humility as a widely admired virtue.