Praying with a Painting: He washes their feet

I so enjoyed working with my dad on our forthcoming art/reflections book, Celebrating Christmas, which will be released this September, that I asked him if he’d consider painting some scenes for Lent. Here’s one that he created for tomorrow, Maundy Thursday, when Jesus takes the role of a servant and washes his friends’ feet.

A wonderful prayer practice is to study the painting as a prayer, asking God through his Spirit to lead you. Or you could place yourself in the story – what do you see, hear, smell, and experience as Jesus washes the feet? Are you one of the disciples or an onlooker? What do you feel?

May you know God’s love as we enter into this wonderful, amazing, heartrending story as we approach Easter.