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Originally Posted by Felicity
I would be willing to wash the feet of someone who needed that done for them because there was a NEED for it. That would exemplify servanthood in action. But you and I both know that there are many people who go through a footwashing ceremony whose attitudes are anything but that of humility or servanthood. So to me it's an exercise in futility and doesn't really serve any real purpose.
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Thats the word (in Bold) the Lord expects of us. Willingness. I don't think the actual ACT of footwashing is required as much as it is required for us to be willing to serve one another. I participate in the cermony of washing feet, I love the spirit of unity and love that prevails... but, I don't think Jesus meant us to focus on the ACT of washing feet, but the williness to place ourselves in the role of a servant to our brother and sister. And there are a great number of ways that we can submit to one another and to serve one another, just as Jesus demonstrated by washing the feet of those He served. In fact, it would seem that, since washing feet was a part of Jewish culture at that time, foot washing would be a very basic act. To us, washing the feet of another human being is a big thing. To them, it was very comon and no biggie at all. Comparable to, say, shaking hands.
I agree... your words "servanthood in action" is what Jesus is looking for.