The bitterness of knowing
His time had come to pass
Sharing a final Passover
He stepped up to the task
By kneeling before each of them
Even his betrayer
To wash their feet as servants do
Even though this seemed unfair
“Not my feet” Peter declared
“But all of me instead.”
Jesus looked at Him with Love
(Though perhaps shook His head.)
As mortar to the bricks of slaves
So my Love fills the gaps
And you will build a Kingdom, freed
To love beyond all maps
The meal started with thankfulness
But turned bitter again
When Jesus said where He was going
They could not come with Him
He would become the spotless lamb
Redeeming every story
And very soon, the Father would
Receive redemptive Glory
Not only new beginnings
But a promised New Creation
As God transformed & flourished in Love
A New and Global Nation
words from wick 