Emphasis Preaching Journal

I recently saw a very simple, but striking, illustration which served as a challenge to discipleship. An artist had drawn a picture of two bowls, with water in each. He explained that these two different bowls were found in the passion story.

The first bowl was the one used by Pilate when he washed his hands of the responsibility of sending an innocent man to his death. The other was the larger bowl of water used by Jesus to wash the feet of his disciples at the last supper, whereby he reminded his followers to be humble and willing to serve one another.