This has probably been our most diverse Easter to date. On Friday we were invited to a very enjoyable Seder (Passover) Meal. It follows a specific form where all the elements and history are explained, and four traditional questions are asked and answered. This has been a tradition of the host family for about 10 years now. What is special about this Jewish tradition is to commemorate it as Christians; with thankfulness to the Lord for the completion of His work in redeeming His chosen people.
Bill and Lisa, ever the gracious host and hostess served an abundance of wonderful cuisine - with leftovers to take home - and we enjoyed getting to know some other folk during the evening.
On Saturday evening we went to an Easter service at Brookfield Anglican Church. A friend who has been going through some challenges, and is attending there, asked if we would attend. It is a very beautiful stone church with stained glass windows inside.
On Sunday we went to our own church, Orthodox Presbyterian, and, between the services listened to St Matthew Passion. Since Bach was a Lutheran I could say we were dabbling in quite a few different denominations this weekend.
Easter is springtime here for us of course in the northern hemisphere. The supermarkets are full of potted plants - tulips, hyacinths etc @3 for $10. My favourite colours are always the pinks, whites, blues and purples but I particularly liked the shade of this tulip.
Eliot came home very briefly over Easter. He had planned to join us for the Seder Meal but he only managed to stay for the appetizer as he was unexpectedly called back for R.A duty (resident assitant). He arrived home in a much more colourful vehicle than we remembered he owned. Apparently a bevy of girls decorated his car. Sigma Chi is the fraternity that Eliot is a part of. I was a little disappointed that there weren't more Latin words painted on the car than just the measly two that are visible on the door.
This just about deserves a post all on its own. I almost needed CPR following the whole episode. Here you see Ron smiling while cleaning the toilet, not having been coerced to do the dirty deed and then admitting that he didn't mind doing it. Furthermore, he did a great job.
I hope you all had a blessed Easter. Remember:
Commit thy ways to Jesus, Thy burdens and thy cares,
He from them all releases, He all thy sorrows shares,
He gives the wind their courses, And bounds the ocean's shores,
He suffers not temptations, To rise beyond thy power.
From St Matthew Passion
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