Chaplain's Message

Jesus washing the Disciples' feet at the Last Supper has been the topic for Term 2 Easter House Services. 

Jesus takes the towel and hooks it into his belt, pours the water from the large jug in the corner of the room, into the bowl on the table. 

He begins to wash the dirty, dusty feet of Simon Peter. Peter’s pride kicks in – “No Lord you will never wash my feet!” 

Jesus’ gentle response: “Simon Peter, if I don’t wash your feet, then you can have no part of me.” 

“Lord,” he responds then wash all of me.”

For any of us, to profess our faith, to be servants of the Lord, we not only have to give, serve and forgive, we have to be willing to receive all that Jesus has to offer.” 

The following poem found in one of my little books has a wonderful message and crucial punch line. 

The Bridge

There are times in life when we are called to be bridges,

not a great monument spanning a distance

and carrying loads of traffic, but a simple bridge to help one person from here to there over some difficulty such as

pain, loneliness, grief or fear, a bridge which opens the way

for the ongoing journey.

When I become a bridge I bring upon myself a blessing,

for I escape from the small prison of self and exist for a far wider

world, breaking out to be a larger being who can enter 

another’s pain and rejoice in another’s triumph.

I know of only one greater blessing in this life, 

and that is, 

to allow someone else to be a bridge for me.

Anonymous

This is a beautiful image of the second of the Ten Commandments – Love your neighbour as yourself – in other words treat people as carefully as you treat yourself. And it is important to remember that in order to love others fully, we need to love ourselves. Sometimes that is the bit we need to work on!!! 

Sarah Pollitt 

College Chaplain