 Five, he poured water in the basin. Six, he washed their feet. And seven, he wiped their feet. Though necessarily no symbolism need be attached to these words, nevertheless, they do recount the whole story of his life. Because the one who was washing the feet of the apostles was not a man. It was a God who became a man. And he got up from a banquet once, as it were, the heavenly banquet, to go on a mission.