St. John's Gospel and Letters ~ through holy cards: John 13:6-11

I am sweet and humble. I give you the example that you will do as I do. Based on: John 13:6-11
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Link to essay on meaning of this ceremony in the Gospel of John

By Chapter and Verse

To all those who recieved Him and believed in His Name,
He gave the power to become children of God.
~John 1:12

And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, full of Grace and Truth.
John 1:14

John 10
He is the true shepherd to whom the doorkeeper opens the door "To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

(John 10:3).
He is also the door itself: "I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture."(John 10:9).

This is the Good Shepherd who gives his life for His sheep.
John 10:11

I am the Good Shepherd.
I know my own,
and my own know Me.
John 10:14

I give my life for my sheep. John 10:15

Mandatum - washing of the disciples' feet

John 13:6-11

That they may be one. John 17:21