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Jesus still washes feet, did you know? // Jesus ainda lava pés, Você Sabia?


I know the holy week just ended but I felt compelled in writing this, last week, just the day after I had written the last week’s post. 

 

Where have you been?

Your feet take you everywhere.

You have been to several different places. Good places, bad places, places that you regret, and places that you wish to return to. You have walked smooth roads, straight and tortuous ones, and climbed up and down some hills. You have arrived at good destinations, beautiful scenery, and uglies and dirties too.

 

 

Now Imagine... if someone could just wash away all your bad places in the past, the ones you repented and leave just the good ones… and show you that, in the future... although you may have hard roads, rocky roads... all of them will take you to a beautiful place. A place that you will never regret. You will look back and see how many ways you've walked, and got through. How hard it was that path. But you also noticed that you weren't all alone. Someone guided you to this beautiful place. A place of rest. 

 

Or maybe, that person as He washed your feet and your old ways, was telling you that you mattered, he was looking over you. You were never alone, and you might not believe in Him but He brought you near, to this place where you are, so He could wash your feet and show you how beautiful your feet are. With all the experience you’ve gotten by walking all those places. 

 

What if you let Him wash your feet you will feel relief, rest, and joy that you have finally found what you’ve been looking for all these years. All the places you’ve been, people have told you about and none of them were the right place but this one. This one is where He can give you peace and rest. Comfort you after all this journey you’ve taken. He brought you here. You thought you were lost, but you weren’t. He has always been looking at you. He has always been waiting for you to look at Him and say out loud “I can’t do it by myself, please help me”. He was waiting for you to surrender to him your ways, your plans, your thoughts. He wants you all, the whole of you. Let nothing behind, give Him your all. He’ll take care of you. You will feel His love as soon as He touches your tired feet. 


This person has a name. It is Jesus. The place, he likes calling, His kingdom. 

He also invites you to follow Him. 

Of course.. you will need to keep going but knowing that you will get through all of it. It won't be easy but it will be well rewarded. 

 

 

Eu sei que a semana santa acabou, mas me senti compelida a escrever isto, semana passada, apenas um dia depois de ter escrito o post da semana passada.

 

Onde você esteve?

Seus pés te levam a todos os lugares.

Você já esteve em vários lugares diferentes. Lugares bons, lugares ruins, lugares dos quais você se arrepende e lugares aos quais deseja voltar. Você caminhou por estradas lisas, retas e tortuosas, e subiu e desceu algumas colinas. Você chegou a bons destinos, belas paisagens e feios e sujos também.

 

Agora imagine... se alguém pudesse apenas lavar todos os seus lugares ruins no passado, aqueles de que você se arrependeu e deixar apenas os bons... e mostrar isso a você que no futuro... embora você possa ter estradas difíceis, estradas pedregosas... todos eles vão te levar a um lugar lindo. Um lugar que você nunca vai se arrepender. Você olhará para trás e verá quantos caminhos você caminhou e superou. Como foi difícil esse caminho. Mas você também percebeu que não estava sozinho. Alguém o guiou a este lindo lugar. Um lugar de descanso.

 

Ou talvez, aquela pessoa enquanto lavava seus pés e seus velhos hábitos, estava lhe dizendo que você era importante, ele estava cuidando de você. Você nunca esteve sozinho e pode não acreditar Nele, mas Ele o trouxe para perto, para este lugar onde você está, para que Ele pudesse lavar seus pés e mostrar como seus pés são bonitos. Com toda a experiência que você conseguiu por todos caminhado todos esses lugares.

 

E se você deixar que Ele lave seus pés, você sentirá alívio, descanso e alegria por finalmente ter encontrado o que tem procurado por todos esses anos. Todos os lugares em que você esteve, as pessoas lhe falaram e nenhum deles era o lugar certo, exceto este. Este é o lugar onde Ele pode lhe dar paz e descanso. Confortá-lo depois de toda essa jornada que você fez. Ele trouxe você aqui. Você pensou que estava perdido, mas não estava. Ele sempre esteve olhando para você. Ele sempre esperou que você olhasse para Ele e dissesse em voz alta: “Eu não consigo sozinho, por favor me ajude”. Ele estava esperando que você entregasse a ele seus caminhos, seus planos, seus pensamentos. Ele quer você por inteiro, por inteiro. Não deixe nada para trás, dê a Ele o seu tudo. Ele cuidará de você. Você sentirá Seu amor assim que Ele tocar seus pés cansados.

 

Esta pessoa tem um nome. É Jesus. O lugar, ele gosta de chamar, Seu reino.

Ele também convida você a segui-lo.

Claro .. você precisará continuar, mas sabendo que vai superar tudo isso. Não será fácil, mas será bem recompensado.

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