Happy Holy Triduum, 2015!
I was searching for a picture I could share with you without violating copyright and I found this beautiful picture on Google images (labeled for reuse and reuse with modification). Isn't it just beautiful?!
The reason it jumped out at me from the number of other pictures I could have used is that upon a quick first glance, to me, Jesus reminded me of a woman wearing an apron. Not because He looks like a woman, but because of how nurturing this action is.
It made me think of how often we as mothers (and fathers for those of you reading this) are washing the feet of our children, literally and figuratively. How often we are cooking, cleaning, washing, ironing, folding, organizing, teaching, mentoring, preparing, etc. for our families! How many times a day we are thinking of ways to keep our houses going. How many times we write those grocery lists, to do lists, up date calendars, make appointments, etc. And every time, EVERY SINGLE TIME we do these actions for our family members we are being Jesus to them. We are washing their feet!
Oh how this thought lightened my heart! To know that just through my daily hum drum actions I too can be Jesus to others? I too can give, can provide a self-sacrifice for others? I too can be humble just like our Lord, and our Blessed Mother who was the ultimate model of humility? What a feeling!
So I just wanted to take a moment today, on Holy Thursday to say "thank you" to all the mothers and fathers our there "washing the feet" of their families. Thank you for being Jesus to others!
May you have a very blessed and holy, Holy Thursday!
Blessings to you and yours,
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