Sunday, April 17, 2011

Warm Heart

The Caldwell's will be celebrating Passover this year.

Growing up, I distinctly remember being a part of Palm Sunday services and (of course) (well, maybe not of course) celebrating Easter as being the day where we remember that Jesus died for the sins of those He came to save and that He rose from the grave. BUT for some reason, this year these truths/facts are really striking a different chord with me.

I don't know if it is because I have children and/or I finished "Treasuring God in Our Traditions" (Noel Piper) and really desire to cultivate some lasting and Christ-centered tendencies in our home or what. Whatever the reason, I am thankful.

I was scoping out some blogs the other night before bed and I came across one that *really* made me excited about having our very first Passover meal. I have lots of questions and frankly, I don't know if we are celebrating in the traditional kosher way;  however, I really hope to please the Lord in the way that we Caldwell's choose to remember and reflect Him during our quiet little Passover supper this year. I have thoroughly enjoyed ( & have been thoroughly moved to tears at times) researching.

What are your plans for Good Friday and Easter/the day we celebrate the resurrection?
at 10:16 PM

1 Reactions:

Appollo Schloss said...

That sounds wonderful Jess!

April 21, 2011 7:56 PM

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From the Word

Colossians 1:21-23, ESV

21 And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, 22 he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, 23 if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.



Philippians 2:1-11, ESV

So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, 2 complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. 3 Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. 4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. 5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.