“If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I gave you an example that you also should do as I did to you.”
So that’s exactly what we did. Our day in Los Pinos was spent not only loving on people but serving them by washing their feet. In the beginning when we were discussing what God wanted us to do, how did He want us to serve, Kylie felt a strong pulling at her heart, God gave her a vision of washing feet. We were convinced, and really who are we to not follow a vision from God. We were ready and excited to serve the community of Los Pinos in Honduras. On arriving on that Tuesday and starting to wash our first set of feet it was so cool because we not only washed their feet but we also read them the word as to why were were washing their feet and that it was us wanting to serve them in this manner. Most people were a little thrown off by the fact that a group of North American women wanted to wash their feet but then they warmed up to us, well most of them did. Those who were not too keen on us washing their feet let us anyway. We not only had a great time talking with people and about their lives and their struggles but we also got to pray for and with them and to praise God with them. It was a good day.
With that said, when it was my time to actually do the feet washing I caught myself feeling a little stuck up about it. I didn’t want to touch someone else’s feet, especially when they weren’t all pretty pedicured feet. Really Elizabeth, you’re in one of the toughest and poorest neighborhoods in Honduras and you’re being this much of a snob. Dumb and selfish! I had to really check myself and my motives on why I was there. God put me in my place for sure. I had to pray to God to reveal Himself to me in those moments, to take out my selfishness and to humble myself for His kingdom. He did and it was great. He changed my perspective on washing feet. These aren’t the feet of just some poor people, but these are the feet of His people. God sees no difference in myself and them. We are all His children, point blank. God is revealing that fact to me, that He sees no difference in His children. He doesn’t love one more or less than the other. He just loves us because that’s what He does. It’s the most reassuring fact.
