Picture over 1300 children, along with their parents and teachers, running through clouds of brightly colored powder. This past Friday was my school’s annual color run!
At the end, most of our students, grades pre-kindergarten through fifth, were covered from head to toe with neon shades of blue, pink, green, red, yellow, and orange.
I, however, remained color-free, as during the race I ran the sound system and relayed information, coming over the walkie-talkie, to the announcer.
Several who saw me after the event commented that my white tee-shirt was almost totally clean. I had managed to avoid getting painted with color—due to my center parking lot location.
Later, as I walked into the building, my tennis shoes left a neon green trail of footprints. What?!
Crossing the track, I inadvertently trekked through left-over colored powder.😮
For some reason this reminds me of the disciples’ dirty feet at the Last Supper.
As dinner is served, Jesus starts washing everybody’s feet. Peter will have none of it. So, Jesus says something to the effect, “If you want to truly follow me, you’ll allow this.” In response, Peter says, again I’m paraphrasing, “Then, give me a bath, Lord!” And Jesus says this:
A person who has had a bath needs only to wash his feet; his whole body is clean.
John 13:10a (NIV)
The disciples (except Judas) were right with Jesus—in the main—but there was still something not quite correct. Their dirty feet left a spiritual neon green trail of pride, as they preferred arguing about who was the greatest more than the humble act of foot washing.
Kind reader, like me, can you relate? We may not be covered, from head to toe, with the colors of the world, but a dusting on our feet is all it takes to impact our fellowship with God and others. The struggle is we don’t always see our degree of separation from His perspective.
Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first.
Jesus—Revelation 2:5 (NIV)
Thank you for reading. 🙏❤️ prayers and love.
Davids Daily Dose 
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