At the Last Supper, Jesus did something that was not ordinary. He washed the disciples feet (even Judas’s). Now that sounds different and it is. For that was the task of a servant or a minor person within the family. It also sounds degrading. Yet, it takes great strength to do an act that is seen as beneath oneself. Jesus was teaching his followers that there is great power in being a servant. Do not believe that? Then look at the cross. After being flogged by a cat of nine tails, having his back and sides laid bare, a crown of thorns shoved on his head, beaten and spat upon, he was forced to carry a cross to a hill and then crucified. He lived for about 6 hours. He should have been dead during the flogging.
What happened at Last Supper was the beginning of Jesus presenting himself as God’s obedient servant. He humbled himself to wash their feet, setting the tone for the rest of His life; a servant of God. Sounds crazy. True.