Washing someone’ s feet after a hot day in the middle east was as far away from a “pretty” sort of job as you can get! As Jesus offered this to Peter, he initially refused. Why? Because it seemed the “wrong way round” – Jesus was the Rabbi (teacher) and allowing Jesus to wash our feet seems, somehow, wrong. In this first-Sunday series, we have been talking about “barrier s” to receiving Jesus – and refusing to be helped by him can be one of them. I t sounds as if we’ re being very humble not letting Jesus serve us but Jesus says this is vital if we’re to be a follower of his.