He laid aside His outer garments,

and taking a towel,

    tied it around His waist.

Then He poured water into a basin

    and began to wash

                      the disciples' feet

and wipe them with the towel

   that was wrapped around Him.

                      John 13. 4-5

(What do we need to lay aside

            and take up to serve others?

How can we approach this situation

   with a towel, basin

                and a boatload of grace?

Nothing was beneath Jesus.

What does washing one another's feet

         look like today before us?)

O LORD,

Prepare our hearts and hands

   to serve You

   and love others right into the Kingdom.

Reveal to us the opportunities

                all around us each day

     that we can bring Your name there

     in tangible ways.

Engrave those actions and reactions

      as a default in what we do.

We cannot do everything,

             but we can do something.

Align our hearts with Yours.