DOWN IS THE WAY UP - THE TOWEL BEFORE THE BLESSING

JOHN 13:3-5  JESUS, KNOWING THAT THE FATHER HAD GIVEN ALL THINGS INTO HIS HANDS, AND THAT HE HAD COME FROM GOD AND WAS GOING TO GOD, ⁴ ROSE FROM SUPPER AND LAID ASIDE HIS GARMENTS, TOOK A TOWEL AND GIRDED HIMSELF. ⁵ AFTER THAT, HE POURED WATER INTO A BASIN AND BEGAN TO WASH THE DISCIPLES' FEET, AND TO WIPE THEM WITH THE TOWEL WITH WHICH HE WAS GIRDED.