Passover began yesterday. Tonight our LCM students will join Hillel is an observance of Seder. This “order,” is a walk through the events and the emotions which have formed Jewish history. It is a relaxed meal, one taken at leisure, one intended to remind us that our protection and our hope are found in God.
This is the meal Jesus was observing with his disciples when he took that loaf of bread and the cup of wine and said, “Drink, eat from this, all of you.”
Gathering to remember these events, gathering to rekindle the ancient emotions, enables us to more fully embrace the gift which comes our way.
An article we discussed at yesterday’s Pre-seminary gathering, reminded us that our rituals and gatherings should do more than teach us facts or mold our behaviors. Our practices ought to bring us into contact with the One who lies beyond them. Our worship achieves its promise when we encounter God.
We go through the motions of Holy Week, we re-live these occurrences, all the while anticipating that in them we will see and experience the very presence of God.
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