Cleansing Feet- Cleansing Heart
No, not the other person's heart- yours. Jesus is talking about the incredible joy (and humility) that comes from service:

John 13:14-17 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

And the Master knelt-
bowed as if in humble prayer at
Feet, dusty, dirty feet
Clean, but not...

Feet of men he had long been with
Feet that had climbed to new heights
Feet that were their daily support
Feet now representing the soul

Go now and do likewise.
As I have done, so do you in your life
As real as in memory of me
Yet far too personal, too intimate
Too real

And the Master knelt-
bowed as if in humble prayer at
Feet, dusty, dirty feet
Clean, but not...

But I cannot. Feet are smelly
encased in shoes, sweaty and dirty
Not from dust but from what happens
Inside- in the dark.

Feet, representing the soul,
Perhaps even the heart-
My Heart
As I refuse to serve those in need.

So I too must see in a different way
I must change the Heart
By changing the action
That can lead to grace at work within.

And the Master knelt-
bowed as if in humble prayer at
Feet, dusty, dirty feet
Clean, but not...

And I now kneel with The Master at my side
Bowing as if in humble prayer
Feet, dusty, dirty feet
Clean, but not...

A direct connection
To the Heart
To the Soul
To God.
--BAL, 5/6/07