Summer, Passover, Easter, the Lord's Supper

Now I think you can call it summer. I got out the clothes I didn't wear during the winter because it was too cold, and now I can't wear them because it's too hot. Spring happened in there somewhere, but it wasn't much.

This week everyone is preparing for Passover. This includes both Jews and Christians. To keep Passover as the Jews do seems to me to be very complicated. To even briefly summarize what they do is so burdensome to the mind that I can't even begin. The way the Christians do it, it just means a Passover meal, where they serve some of the traditional foods, and make mention of Jewish traditions but explaining how Christians differ from it. Easter happens at a similar time of year, but calendars are complicated and I don't pay much attention to what day it is. People see similarities between Passover, Easter (for some, the Holy Week; for others, simply Resurrection Day) and the Lord's Supper.

I can't unravel all these. I try to understand how people think, but I don't really follow it. Some will tell you that Passover is the equivalent of Easter. Some say that Passover and the Lord's Supper are the same thing. Some Jewish Christians will go to both, others only to Passover.

Me, I celebrate the Lord's Supper when possible, and would be glad to do so every week if there were opportunity.

I have been to Christian Passover seders before, mainly for the social aspect of it, but it's a lot about food, which doesn't interest me, and it's usually crowded and noisy. So this year I am staying home, and not the least is that my conscience tells me to. Which makes it a lonely occasion, but what's new. I will enjoy the quiet.