On the night of Holy Thursday, at the Last Supper, Jesus Christ issued a commandment to His disciples, “Love one another,” then washed their feet as an act of humility and kindness. Hence, it is also called Maundy Thursday, as it is derived from the Latin word for “command.” While the nation marks its second Maundy Thursday amid the coronavirus pandemic, the commemoration of the Last Supper is juxtaposed upon one of today’s harsh realities: Pervasive hunger among millions of Filipino families who are battling for survival due to large-scale loss of jobs and means of livelihood. In September 2020, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey report showed that an all-time high 30 percent of all Filipino families experienced hunger, or 22 points higher than the December 2019 (pre-pandemic) figure of 8.8 percent.  The full-year 2020 hunger rate dipped to 21 percent due to the partial reopening of the economy. A leader of a non-governmental organization committed to fighting hunger told a newspaper reporter, "Everybody will tell you that they're more afraid of dying from hunger than dying from COVID. They don't care about COVID anymore." Aside from the Last Supper, another event that is marked on Maundy Thursday has given humankind a most memorable lesson. After they finished eating, Jesus Christ took out a basin of water, with a towel wrapped around His waist, knelt down at the feet of each of His disciples and washed their feet, drying them with the towel. All roads to Jerusalem and within the city were invariably dusty and because most people traveled by walking, feet were often the dirtiest part of the body. Cleaning dirty feet was a task performed by household servants. Understandably, Peter vehemently protested and insisted that he would be the one to wash the feet of the Master.  Jesus overruled him and proceeded to wash his feet, too. The fuller meaning of this singular act of humility emerges.  The washing of the feet was a metaphor for the washing away of sins. Unless cleansed of their sinfulness, they could not aspire to inherit God’s kingdom.  The message of repentance and forgiveness was at the core of Jesus Christ’s teachings –  lessons conveyed with utmost humility. By demonstrating humility, Jesus Christ showed the power of servant leadership: “Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant.”   In Islam, the two primary roles of a leader are those of servant-leader and guardian-leader who seeks their welfare and guides them towards good deeds. Prophet Muhammad points out in the Hadīth, a record of Islamic traditions: “Every one of you is a shepherd and everyone is responsible for what he is shepherd of.” Perhaps, present-day problems of governance could be addressed more effectively by servant-leaders who, while possessing wisdom and grit, are also humble and persevering.  Mindful of the tremendous powers they wield, they also exercise these with a deep sense of humility and responsibility.