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Long ago the Prophet Isaiah spoke of the beauty of the feet: “How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news” (Isaiah 52:7). Years later the Apostle Paul reminds his friends in Rome of the beauty of feet when he quotes Isaiah’s exact words in Romans 10:15. Both men were, of course, using the metaphor of the feet to emphasize the significance of those who share with others the good news of God’s salvation. Their reference to feet had nothing to do with the physical appearance of feet. As the good news of Jesus spread across the world, people began speaking of Christians as “the hands and feet of Jesus.” Here again is a metaphor that symbolizes the beautiful ministry of followers of Jesus. Surely Isaiah and Paul would applaud these words: “How beautiful a

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