Discipleship Essentials: Wash Feet - John 13:1-7

People didn’t like foot washing in Jesus’ day but it had nothing to do with their concerns about touching people. Their problem was that feet were regarded as disgusting and only the least important person in the room, usually a slave, would do the necessary washing of dusty and sweaty feet. When the disciples gathered for their last meal with Jesus before his death, there was no slave present, so their feet just didn’t get washed. No-one was keen to stoop to do such a job.