Washing the feet of Christ

In the Qwa Qwa village, there is not a garbage service. They dig a hole and burn most of their trash. Miss Julia has a separate hole for any food that is thrown away. This is kept to a bare minimium as they are so poor and any food they can save is given out to orphan Angels who have even less. The Mustard Seed is now known as a safe haven for any villager who has a pressing need. One Friday morning, Miss Julia went to empty their garbabge and was met by a desperate cadaverous teen of about 14 years picking ants off a slice of sandy green moldy bread. He looked like a beaten dog. When he saw Miss Julia, he ran away there was a look of pure terror in his eyes. Miss Julia wanted to meet this boy so she got the word out through her little angels and the "bush" telegraph She started leaving clean bread outside my door and in the morning it was gone. One day, Miss Julia heard a timid knock on her door. As she opened it, her eyes were fixed on that very same skeletal boy she so longed to meet. He lifted up one dirty foot and showed her the reason for his distress. She was confronted with a grusome looking abcess on his upper foot. When he was seated, Miss Julia washed his poor feet. In doing this, she was keenly aware of what Christ did for His disciples so long ago. This poor teen had never had anyone that touched him so gently. Miss Julia felt as if Christ was kneeling right next to her helping her wash the feet of this hurting teenage boy. Remember when we said Jessie looked like a beaten dog?? With new eyes, Miss Julia now saw Jessie as a disciple of Christ who is now a part of the Mustard Seed family. His health is not good and he cannot socialize as of yet. But, he knows that Christ sent him to the Mustard Seed home.

Would we too be able to clean and tend to Jessie's sore and infected foot?? Or, would we be afriad and hope someone else would fix it??? As followers of Christ, we are challenged to do things that may be outside our comfort zone in order to love one another as Jesus did. Acts of mercy, service, and charity can be quite difficult at times! But Jesus never backed away. He ate with, healed and forgave those who were considered the lowest in society. Can we be humble and show the love of Christ as Miss Julia did to the poor, starving, hurting and sick people that cross our paths everyday who have no one to tend to their hurts and needs??.

John 13: 12 - 17

When he had washed their feet and put on his outer garments and resumed his place, he said to them, “Do you understand what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you. Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant[c] is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.

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