Whenever there is trouble over who is the greatest, there is trouble over who is least. That is the crux of the matter for us isn’t it? Most of us know we will never be the greatest; just don’t let us be the least.
Gathered at the Passover feast, the disciples were keenly aware that someone needed to wash the others’ feet. The problem was that the only people who washed feet were the least. So there they sat, feet caked with dirt. It was such a sore point that they were not even going to talk about it. No one wanted to be considered the least. The Jesus took a towel and a basin and redefined greatness.
Richard Foster, A Celebration of Discipline, HarperCollins, 1998 p 126
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