Sunday 17 April 2011

Everything has changed


Everything has changed

We’ve shared Passover countless times
Getting together
Reciting old, familiar words
Performing ancient rituals
but this year felt different
as though everything was changed
that ancient Seder celebrated by generations
became a whole new feast
a whole new celebration
a remembrance moved on
We still shared bread and drank wine
We still celebrated freedom
but ours was a new freedom
moved on from Egypt
going global
the cup became new blood spilt
the bread – a different body broken
all fulfilment of an ancient promise
of the Messiah.
and so our celebration now
our remembrance
celebrated a new relationship
made possible
because the Messiah
gave his life in love
for our freedom
And that very freedom
binds us
to remember that sacrifice
and to live in such love
to share communion
with God and each other
in remembrance
in thanksgiving
in celebration
that everything
is made new.

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