We can gather several lessons from John 13 and the footwashing. We must learn to love as Jesus loved—with humility, servanthood and self-sacrifice (John 13:34; 15:12-13). The number one sign of God's people is their love for one another (John 13:35 and much of the book of 1 John). Godly love involves compassion, sympathy and empathy. We can gain understanding and inspiration from devoted caregivers and compassionate people in service professions like many nurses. The footwashing symbolizes our responsibility to “wash one another’s feet” every day of the year (John 13:13-17; Matthew 25:31-46).

Don Hooser

United Church of God Pastor

Don Hooser is a minister for the United Church of God. He and his wife Judy live in his home in McKinney, Texas, during the winter months and in her home in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, during the summer months. His wife Elsie died in August 2020 and he married Judy on January 1, 2022.  Mr. Hooser graduated in 1963 from Southern Methodist University with a degree in mechanical engineering, and graduated in 1966 from Ambassador College, Big Sandy, Texas.  For most of the time since then he served as a church pastor.