tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2104088645740362.post-61053853880034985842009-04-09T12:43:00.000-07:002009-04-09T13:19:50.268-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cynthiareeg.com/blog/uploaded_images/passover-761181.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 30px;" src="http://www.cynthiareeg.com/blog/uploaded_images/passover-761177.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cynthiareeg.com/blog/uploaded_images/The_Last_Supper-729394.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 252px;" src="http://www.cynthiareeg.com/blog/uploaded_images/The_Last_Supper-729391.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Today is a very holy day in both the Christian and Jewish faiths.<div>Christians celebrate Jesus' Last Supper--the meal he shared with his followers on the night before he died. The feast Jesus and his friends were celebrating was Passover.</div><div><br /></div><div>Passover is a special time when the Jewish people remember how God helped them leave the slavery of Egypt. God convinced Pharaoh to release all the Jewish people after a terrible tenth plaque killed the first born sons of all the Egyptians. The Jewish first born were spared because God had instructed the Jews to mark their homes in a special way. The Angel of Death "passed over" all their houses and their first born were spared. The Jewish people share a special Passover meal each year to remember God's love for them.</div><div><br /></div><div>During the Passover meal at The Last Supper, Jesus told his followers he would become their bread--broken and shared for them. In <a href="http://www.zondervan.com/Cultures/en-US/Product/ProductDetail.htm?ProdID=com.zondervan.9780310708254&amp;QueryStringSite=Zondervan">THE JESUS STORYBOOK BIBLE</a> by <a href="http://www.sallylloyd-jones.com/welcome.html">Sally Lloyd-Jones</a>; illustrated by <a href="http://www.zondervan.com/Cultures/en-US/Authors/Author.htm?ContributorID=Jago&amp;QueryStringSite=Zondervan">Jago</a> and published by Zonderkiz, the author retells this and many other Bible stories in beautiful poetic words. The Bible stories come alive with Jago's pastel portraits and scenes. What a wonderful way to celebrate this holy day--reading the Bible story.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2104088645740362-6105385388003498584?l=www.cynthiareeg.com%2Fblog'/></div>Cynthia Reeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10968107498852525269noreply@blogger.com0