14. How great is that excellence! As a
servant, Thou dost wash the feet of Thy disciples; as God, Thou sendest
dew from heaven. Nor dost Thou wash the feet only, but also
invitest us to sit down with Thee, and by the example of Thy dignity
dost exhort us, saying: “Ye call Me Master and Lord, and ye
do well, for so I am. If, then, I the Lord and Master have washed
your feet, ye ought also to wash one another’s
feet.” S. John xiii. 13, 14.