Happy NINE Month Anniversary!
Happy 9 Months! This was a reflection from Holy Week from Maundy Thursday. May your love for one another reflect this same kind of upside-down grace—the kind that serves, forgives, and stays close even in the hard moments. May you keep choosing one another with open hearts, again and again. The Upside-Down Kingdom In the ancient world, foot washing was the job reserved for the lowest servant in the household. Just picture it. The roads were unpaved and dusty. Sandals were basically ancient Birkenstocks. And everyone was unclean—both metaphorically and literally. And yet here is Jesus—the one the disciples call Lord—on the floor with a basin and towel. Peter protests immediately. Of course he does. The whole scene feels wrong. Teachers are not supposed to wash the feet of their students. And certainly not the feet of the ones who will betray, deny, and abandon him before the night is over. But Jesus insists. Because this is the shape of the kingdom of God. This upside-down w...