On the night before Jesus died, he gathered with his friends in an upper room. In that sacred space, three things happened that Christians have remembered and celebrated ever since.

Jesus Washes Our Feet First, Jesus got up from the table. He took off his outer garment, and put on a towel. He put on the clothing of a servant. Scripture tells us that he could do this because "he knew that he had come from God and he was going to God." In other words, he knew who he was, and what he was about.

Then Jesus poured water into a wash basin and began, one by one, to wash the disciples' feet. When he got to Peter, Peter refused. "No," he said, "you're not going to wash my feet." Jesus insisted. Peter gave in.

A Japanese Christian named Koyama has suggested that when we die, Jesus will be with us as …