Prayer Prompt before reading JN 13:16-20 Come, Holy Spirit, teach me how to pray, interpret the Scriptures for me so that I may know the Truth about who God the Father is and God the Son so that I may know who I am.
“IF YOU UNDERSTAND THIS, BLESSED ARE YOU IF YOU DO IT.” JN 13:16-20
Humbly submit your will to God (Thy Will be done) and consecrate yourself to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through Mary and Joseph.
Jesus the God Man is washing His Apostles’ feet. The Creator of all that is who created out of nothing. The One who is everywhere all of the time. The One who thinks about you constantly, loves you infinitely and delights in you. He is washing His Apostles’ feet and then says, “no slave is greater than his master nor any messenger greater than the one who sent him”.
God the Son loves the Father so much, He washes the Apostles feet, institutes the Eucharist to stay hidden behind bread and wine for us until He returns, then goes through an unbearable Passion, and dies for us all in doing the Father’s will so we could be back with the Father in heaven. ”If you understand this, blessed are you if you do it.”
Do we understand that God created us and loves us more than we love ourselves? Do we understand what true love is? It is not of this world it comes from above. Have we lost the Passion of Christ in Lent? Have we already forgotten what He did for us? Have we made a fast or sacrifice since Lent?
One part of coming to God in prayer each day is to be reminded of God’s great love for us. He wants to give us everything we need, take time each day to slow down and receive, fill your grace tank, and be at peace amidst the storms and business of life. Jesus emptied Himself and became a slave for the Father and all humanity to reconcile us back to the Father.
How do we imitate Christ with our mission and purpose? We empty ourselves, put on Christ, and go out into the world and love by serving others and not being selfish. Amazing, Jesus who is God washes the Apostles’ feet! Master’s rarely even asked their slaves to do this. God loves us so much and brings His grace and mercy to the greatest sinners through His Son.
In simpler terms, Jesus died so we could inherit the Kingdom, but here on earth He simply wants to be best friends with us and eat with us at table, listen and talk to us in prayer, and give us joy and peace now! Let Him come to you and go to Him in every moment of everyday.
Today’s challenge: Wash someone’s feet who is the least among you. Who is the outcast in your class? Who is different than everyone else? Who is going through the most in their family? Go wash their feet, a.k.a., comfort them, talk to them, invite them to something.
#Christian YODO (You Only Die Once; we will live again!)
Be a servant, become a saint!
No Bible no breakfast, No Bible no bed. -Fr. Larry Richards
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