The Children of Passover

Our family has been doing a Seder Passover service with family and friends for many years.  Over the years Darlene has developed an enjoyable, concise and meaningful Seder based on the joy we have in Jesus the Christ.  Now our grandchildren are part of the event, along with other families with children.  We had a great time this year with 10 adults and 13 girls. 

We sing the song "dayenu" (it would have been enough) and invite anyone to share what God has done in our lives "that would have been enough" if that were all that God had ever done for us.  One of our 6-year-olds raised her hand to say "if God had only given me faith," then later raised her hand again to say "if God only gave us the Holy Spirit."  We sang the "dayenu" after each person and enjoyed it much.  

After everyone had gone home, I walked home with the grandchildren and our daughter.  I held this granddaughter's hand and walked along talking about the stars and Orion and the moon.  Then she began to talk theology, all about Jesus and what God has done and how he made California and it was for us and about God's love and Jesus dying to help us.  She chattered all the way home.  There are few things finer in the world than listening to a grandchild get her theology straight.  I complimented her on the wisdom of saying that "faith is enough" and she said, "of course (I am your granddaughter)" -- and went on to talk some more about how smart God is.