These are some of my favorite photos from last night's Passover Seder.
During dessert we were entertained by the musical group, Patmos.
There are just some faces that beg to have their picture taken. His was one of those.
What would a Jewish celebration be without singing Hava Nagila, a Hebrew folk song meaning "Let us rejoice."I loved the smiles on the faces as they sang.
The benediction.
Another great face.
Remembering the ten plagues of Egypt. In the ceremony wine is poured out of the cup in remberance of each of the ten plagues.
One of the four cups of the Seder.
The breaking of the bread. The Passover service requires the use of unleavened bread known as "matza."
The bread and bitter herbs. "To remind us of the bitterness of slavery." This woman was also reminded us of the bitterness of her sin. At the end of the service she was one of two people who gave her heart to Jesus.
Prior to the service these two women studied the scriptures together.
"And you shall tell it to your son on that day, saying, 'Because of this God did for me when He took me out of Egypt'" (Exodus 13:8). The words and rituals of the Seder are a primary vehicle for the transmission of the Jewish faith from parent to child, and from one generation to the next. Messianic Jews take this opportunity each year to share about how Jesus' death on the cross became the ultimate Passover sacrifice using His blood to cleanse us from sin and save us from eternal separation from God.
If this woman had red hair she could have been my Nana. She was sweet and precious. And, at the end of the evening prayed to have Jesus forgive her of her sin and to live in her heart.
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