Troubling the social order (John 13:1-17, 31b-35)
Jesus seems to encourage a kind of musical chairs, no one staying put for very long.
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A friend and I regularly made pedicure appointments at the same time so that we could catch up with each other while our feet were being scrubbed, buffed, and polished. Sipping hot tea from paper cups while sitting in massage chairs next to each other was a special treat in the middle of winter.
