It’s funny,
the way that a few Scripture passages can lead us on a reflection about the
most ordinary, yet profound things. For
example, our feet. They enable us to
stand and not fall over. They make it
possible for us to dance, play football, or kick the can.
There are
footmen, foot soldiers, and footnotes.
Some people stand in the footlights, get a foothold, or are just
footloose. Sometimes we put our best
foot forward, put our foot in our mouth, foot the bill, or live in the
foothills.
They’re
amazing things, our feet. The most amazing thing about our feet, whether they’re
small or big, dainty, or calloused, is that they can be the feet of Christ.
Saint Teresa
of Avila said it well when she said, “Christ has no body but yours. Yours are the feet with which He walks to do
good, yours are the hands with which He blesses all the world.”
In his
letter to the Romans (Romans 10:9-18), Saint Paul quotes the prophet, Isaiah, “How
beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good tidings.” (Isaiah 52:7). Paul is proclaiming how beautiful are the
feet of those who decide to follow the Lord.
In Matthew’s
gospel Jesus was simply “walking by the Sea of Galilee” and saw two brothers working hard at
their occupation (Matthew 4:18-22). Jesus
called them, and Peter and Andrew decided to follow Him. Their feet took to them into Jesus’ company
where they walked with Him, talked with Him, and watched Him preach the
Gospel. Isaiah’s statement would
certainly identify Jesus’ feet as beautiful.
Eventually Peter and Andrew would be sent out to preach the gospel,
making their feet become beautiful, too.
When we make
any kind of decision, our feet are usually involved. We decide to get out of bed in the morning and
our feet hit the floor. When we decide
to go to somewhere, our feet have to take us there.
When we
choose to walk the way of truth, justice and peace, our feet are
beautiful. When we decide to walk with
refugees, the poor, hungry or abandoned, our feet are beautiful. When we decide to walk beside a person who
just needs a listening ear, our feet are beautiful.
Each day the
Lord calls us to follow Him more closely.
Let’s just say, “Yes,” and put our best foot forward. We can’t go wrong.
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