A Holy Week Unlike Any Other

GUEST BLOGGER - Ken Morrison

Passover

This week is Holy Week to many Jews and Christians

The Story of Jesus' crucifixion is merged and linked to the Passover meal many people celebrate today (Thursday). 

Sometimes this is called Holy Thursday or Maundy Thursday.

The Jewish celebration is called Passover

This year it starts on April 8 (yesterday) and ends on April 16 (next Thursday). 

The communion that Jesus first introduced was during the Seder meal with the disciples right before his death. Jews celebrate with a traditional Seder meal that is several courses and reminds them of the escape of the Jews from Egypt.

Before the last plague (where all of the first born were to be killed), God told the Israelites to take the blood of the lamb sacrificed for the meal and place it on the door above each home.

The Angel of death Passed over (Passover) the Israelite home and did not kill the firstborn

 Why does this remind me of our current time?

Let's be honest, many of us are praying for that same Passover in our lives, for our own families, friends and loved ones

We certainly don't want to be affected by COVID-19, and we don't want to experience suffering.

Like the Israelites, we might be living in fear.

We have promises from God that He will be with us through anything. As Jesus showed, death does not separate us from His love.

So what do we do? What can we do"?

Prayer

This Holy Week, please join me in prayer

  • For this World

  • For the Nation

  • For our families, friends and loved ones

  • For God to grant wisdom to scientists and those working on vaccines and treatments to battle COVID-19.

  • For those we love will be passed over from illness and death.

  • For COVID-19 and other deadly viruses would be destroyed.

In fact, join me and Pastor Andy as well as many from Fellowship to pray at 1:05 every day for all that’s going on today and let’s watch all God does in these unheard of times.

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