Washing Feet: An Example of Service or Something More?

Jesus Washing Peter's Feet by Ford Madox Brown 1852-6 So, during supper, fully aware that the Father had put everything into his power and that he had come from God and was returning to God, he rose from supper and took off his outer garments. He took a towel and tied around his waist. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and dry them with the towel around his waist. - John 13:2-5 Today, in 2024 A.D., we don't give much thought to these few sentences. The impact of the activity of Jesus is lost on us because a) We wear shoes everywhere. Many of us even have "inside shoes" and "outside shoes". b) The Church's liturgy (as popularly practiced) often misses or lessens the importance of this event (pro tip: it's not simply Jesus giving and example of serving others). Contrary to what we see in the movies, the roads in the time of Jesus weren't all covered in perfectly placed cobblestones or silky, fine dust. If r

Catherine Therese






"It is the LORD; let him do what seems good to him."
1 Samuel 3:18

Often what we want is not what is in God's plans. Often, He allows things to happen for our good, for our growth in holiness. There have been so many blessings that have come from our daughter's short life here. There have been so many prayers, so many gifts, we are humbled by the generosity of everyone, even people who don't know us but are touched by Catherine's life.

What we wanted to be thinking about right now was bringing our daughter home very soon. It has been three long months that we have hoped and prayed for the day we would bring her home, and we thought the placement of the G-J tube was our ticket out of the hospital, but it is proving not to be the case. Catherine is continuing to vomit green bileous secretions. This tells us that there is an obstruction somewhere. She will have a surgeon on Monday morning review all of her x-rays and make a decision to either go to radiology and try to open up a constricted area with the aid of x-ray or unfortunately have another surgery to fix it. It's difficult to be patient and not to be extremely frustrated. It's difficult to trust that this is part of God's plan, that this is what seems good to him.

Thank you all for your continued prayers for our family. Please pray for wisdom for the doctors, surgeons, and nurses who are caring for her. Please pray not that Catherine not have another surgery, but for God's will. My prayer for this is very weak at the moment. You all are in our prayers,
Catherine's Mom






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