Foot washing is a way for clergy to appreciate the sacrifices of migrants who travel to the U.S. for a better life, a United Church of Christ leader says.
As lawmakers on Capitol Hill debate how to appropriate federal funds for the next fiscal year, a group of ministers from the United Church of Christ gathered in Washington to wash immigrants’ feet.
Rev. Justo Gonzalez II, a UCC conference minister who represents congregations in northern Illinois, told HuffPost that he and his colleagues want to see Congress “defund hate and celebrate dignity.” “Jesus’ parents crossed borders and didn’t have papers or permission, but they needed to protect their child and their lives, and they did what they needed to do,” Gonzalez said. “This was a godly act, and we honor that, not only for Jesus and his parents, but also for the faces of Jesus, Mary and Joseph that we see in our immigrant siblings.
Luz Chavez, a recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and an organizer for the immigrant youth network United We Dream, was one of the two people who had their feet washed. Chavez, who grew up Roman Catholic, told HuffPost that the ritual was meant to help her feel welcomed in this community and in this country.
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