Taking Up the Towel
In a famous passage in John 13, Jesus took a towel and a basin and washed the feet of His disciples. He told them:
"If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet" (John 13:14).
Some devout Christians take this verse literally. They have made it their custom to have "foot washing" services. This is commendable — yet, if it remains only a ritual, the true meaning of foot washing has been lost.