“DISH PEOPLE”
“Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was tied around him. (John 13:5)
At our chili cook-off last Sunday, a couple of our young people washed the bowls, dishes, and utensils afterward. Chili is not a “neat” meal to clean the dishes from. I applaud these two for getting into the midst of the smears, sauce, bowls still filled with half a scoop, and all those spoons. I don’t know if they volunteered or were assigned, but they did a great job.
Mike Woodruff, in a recent “Friday Update” wrote that he had recently overheard this comment: “Everybody wants to save the world. Nobody wants to do the dishes.”
In the heat of our political election, we often hear that a candidate will right the ship and be the answer to all our society’s ills. It has caused me to mute the TV when commercials come on during episodes of “Everybody Loves Raymond”.
On the other hand, there is a couple in our neighborhood (roughly sixty) who can be seen picking up trash along the curbs a couple of days a week. They carry trash bags and those useful utensils that let them grab an object without stooping down. No one has asked them to pick up the trash; they just do it. It’s the outdoors equivalent of washing chili bowls.
A group wanted to put Jesus on the “New King Ballot.” Instead, he took a basin and a towel and washed a bunch of dirty feet. As a result, side jobs and simple services seldom get headlines. When you’re on your knees, not that many people can see how tall you are.
Jesus washed feet, then was betrayed, and then crucified. Not the kind of ending that most of us would hope for. But, of course, it was part of the plan. Like washing chili bowls, it was part of the journey that led to the destination.
May the Lord call more dishwashers than world savers.
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