06 Apr A Seder: Old Traditions Revived
Set the floor with your place settings.
(Leave one for Elijah!)
One glass for water, one for juice/wine.
Pack ‘n play for the wee ones (although they did get to participate as well!).
Fellowship with beautiful, soul-filling friends.
Reading, responding, singing.
Reminding ourselves of the Israelites’ journey,
our similarities,
and our differences because of Christ!
Encourage the children that it’s *almost* time to eat.
Eat.
Next year in Jerusalem!
VOCAB OF THE DAY
Dayenu (die-yay-new): it would have been enough
Had He executed judgment upon their gods, and had not given us their wealth
DAYENU
Had He given us their wealth, and had not divided the sea for us,
DAYENU
Had He divided the sea for us, and had not drowned our oppressors,
DAYENU
Had He drowned our oppressors, and had not provided for us in the wilderness forty years,
DAYENU
Had He provided for us in the wilderness forty years, and had not brought us into the land of Israel,
DAYENU
Had He brought us into the land of Israel, and had not sent His Son to live among us,
DAYENU
Had He sent His Son to live among us, and had not made Him to be our Passover lamb,
DAYENU
Had He made Him to be our Passover lamb, and had not conquered death,
DAYENU
Had He conquered death, and had not promised to come again,
DAYENU
Had He promised to come again, and had not made us a dwelling place for the Holy Spirit,
DAYENU
Had He made us a dwelling place for the Holy Spirit, and had not assured us we will live with Him forever,
DAYENU
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I have my own Dayenu in the making. I think it would be a compelling exercise to share our personal Dayenus. Who’s with me?
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