LoginThe Scandal of Service: Jesus Washes Our Feet
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"We attain human maturity as we live relationships more deeply and become open to others and ready to serve them," writes Jean Vanier, founder of L'Arche Community, a place where people with mental disabilities live with others in mutual support. In this brief meditation, he ponders the many levels of meaning in Jesus' act of washing the feet of his disciples at the Last Supper.
Vanier finds in this gesture of humility — a task usually performed by slaves and servants — an attitude of service which Jesus wanted to pass on to his disciples. He acts from the heart and his deeds reveal a yearning for deep communion
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Manufacturer: Continuum International Publishing Group
Release date: 1 September 1998
ISBN-10 : 0826411053 | ISBN-13: 9780826411051
Release date: 1 September 1998
ISBN-10 : 0826411053 | ISBN-13: 9780826411051
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