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Jesus Christ is a great example for us in everything, Jesus chose to serve others, even when those people would abandon him at his worst moment.

Before the feast of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2 And while they were supping, the devil having already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him, 3 Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God, 4 he rose from supper, and laid aside his outer garment, and taking a towel, he tied it around him. 5 Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which he was girded. 6 Then he came to Simon Peter; and Peter said to him, Lord, do you wash my feet? 7 Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but you will understand later.” 8 Peter said to him, “You will never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you will have no part with me.” 9 Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.” 10 Jesus said to him, “He who is washed needs only to wash his feet, but is clean throughout; and you are clean, though not all of you.” 11 For he knew who was going to betray him; therefore he said, “You are not all clean.” 12 So after he had washed their feet, he took his garments and went back to the table and said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? 13 You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. 14 If then I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.” 15 For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you.

John 13:1-15

In this life we ​​are very eager to achieve success, but when we think of this word, what do we think of? Perhaps we simply think of the greatest wealth we can achieve or of power. But how does God define power?

8 He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.

Micah 6:8

Jesus Christ is our example in everything, and it is convenient to follow his example in everything. Today we see the way in which Jesus Christ served, he performed the most humiliating task that we could contemplate in the history of humanity, among the different tasks of service that he performed was taking off his cloak, washing the dirty feet of his disciples, even when he knew that they themselves would abandon him.

The best thing was that Jesus Christ was crucified for those people whom he loved with all his being, those people who had been created in his image and likeness. That sacrifice of Jesus Christ also allowed the salvation of all those who even shouted "crucify him" to him.

The Lord asks us to be an example of his service. Many of his followers obeyed Jesus, many were martyrs of the faith who suffered and even died as an example of Jesus Christ. But even if we never go through what Jesus Christ or any of his followers went through, the Lord still wants us to serve him with our lives, and the greatest service consists of having a relationship with him.

Let us ask God to give us the ability to serve, to give him our hearts so that man can be completely in our lives and thus dedicate this life to living that mind in service and love for him.