A lot of people may not know the significance of a foot washing, but for us, it was one of the most meaningful moments of our entire wedding day. In John 13, Jesus does something that completely redefines what it means to love and lead. He gets down on His knees and washes the feet of His disciples. The King of Kings, the Son of God, takes on the position of a servant to show His disciples that true love is rooted in humility, sacrifice, and service. As we entered into marriage, we knew we didn't want our first act as husband and wife to simply be about us. We wanted it to be a declaration of the kind of marriage we were committing to build. By washing each other's feet, we were making a promise to serve one another, to put each other before ourselves, and to love each other with the same humility that Christ showed us. Not just when marriage is easy, but especially when it isn't. Not just when we feel like it, but even when it requires sacrifice. We weren't declaring that one of us would lead and the other would follow. We were declaring that we would both get down on our knees for one another, because neither of us is above serving the other. We also chose to have "More Like Jesus" playing during this moment because it is the very prayer we have over our marriage. We don't simply want to become better spouses; we want to become more like Christ, both individually and together. We wanted the words of this song to serve as a prayer over our lives, asking God to continually humble us, shape our hearts, change our desires, and teach us to love one another the way He loves us. We know marriage will require patience, forgiveness, sacrifice, grace, and humility. And we know we cannot do those things well without Christ at the center. We wanted to begin our marriage with a reminder that the goal isn't to get our own way, but to continually surrender our own desires to become more like Him. Marriage isn't about keeping score, fighting for control, or asking what the other person can do for us. It's about continually asking how we can better love, serve, and point one another back to Jesus. Our prayer is that when people look at our marriage, they see more than two people who love each other. We pray they see Jesus. That our home, our decisions, our words, and the way we love one another would continually point back to Him. One day, our wedding day will be a distant memory, but the commitment we made on our knees is one we intend to carry for the rest of our lives. We didn't just want to start our marriage by washing each other's feet. We wanted to spend our marriage living out what that moment represented. May we never become so consumed with loving each other that we forget the One who first taught us how to love. May we never be too proud to get on our knees for one another, and may every year of marriage bring us closer to each other because it has first brought us closer to Jesus. We don't pray for a marriage that simply lasts a lifetime. We pray for a marriage that glorifies the One who gave us life. That’s why we chose a footwashing as our first act of service to one another.🤍 - @toccara.merchant