It's Passover time..and Jesus knows his days on earth are numbered. Soon He'd be reunited with His Father, the One Who loves perfectly. Though Jesus is perfect, His heart overflows with love for His group of, well, let's just face it, rather imperfect disciples. We all know the feeling, the heart-wrenching ordeal of saying goodbye to those we care most about. So what does Jesus do?
John 13:1b- "Having loved his own who were in the world, he now showed them the full extent of his love."
The full extent of His love. Wow. I get butterflies just thinking about it. And what does Jesus do, to show His best friends the full extent of His love?
He ties a towel around His waist and washes their feet. In a gesture full of compassion and love, He tenderly washes the feet of His disciples. But it doesn't end there.
John 13:15- "..Now you should do [to others] as I have done for you."
Love=Service. Love=Compassion. Love is edifying others, stepping down from your pedestal to tend the wounds, wash the feet of God's beloved. It's simple really.
"He now showed them the full extent of his love.."
If you want to know how to love God, there it is.
As Thomas Aquinas put it: "To love God is greater than to know him."
Try loving God with all of your heart, soul, and mind. See if the way you love and value others doesn't shift, with your own happiness and comfort starting to take a back seat to the joy of others.
It's pretty awesome if you think about it.
I won't be as great or frequent as you - but you have moved me to make a blog of my own.
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