Jesus Washes Our Feet

July 14, 2021

DAILY READING

Song of Solomon 2:8-13; Genesis 29:31-35; John 13:1-17

FIELD NOTES

John is a gospel full of symbolism.  In today’s passage in John, Jesus is not only literally washing the feet of the disciples, but he speaks of how he washes us clean spiritually.  How beautiful it is to know that no matter what has happened in the past, what you are going through now, and what will happen in the future, Jesus walks with us and washes us clean.  There is true and full forgiveness and freedom in Jesus the Christ our Lord.  May we find hope and joy in that today!  Let us not also forget the end of this passage.  While Jesus humbly washes the disciples’ feet, he calls them to wash the feet of others.  We are not only meant to receive God’s freely given grace and love in Jesus Christ.  We are meant to share that love, grace and hope with the world! 

QUESTIONS FOR THE FIELD

• How can you show someone Jesus’s humble grace today?
• Where in your life do you need to forgive yourself or forgive others?  Begin praying that God’s spirit work in these areas of your life.

FAMILY FIELD TALK

• What are some ways you can share God’s grace and love with your friends or siblings?

PRAYER GUIDE

God today, let us feel and know your forgiveness most fully today as we pray.  Where we have yet to give ourselves grace or work through wrongs we have committed, we invite you into our lives.  May we know what it means to be washed clean by your grace and may we feel your call to extend that grace and love to others in our midst.  Amen.