One of the things that was on my mind was that we need to celebrate the NTBMO because it shows God that we are responding to his call to come out of a worldly mindset and start or continue a journey that leads to his Kingdom. NTBMO starts this journey after we commit to a relationship with our Creator through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ symbolized by taking the Passover.
Many years the NTBMO was just a meal with family members and sometimes a lot of non-Church member were there as well. It is the beginning of the 1st Day of UB and we should be careful who we invite to this special meal. We should not be afraid to talk about what this special evening means to us. In that way non-members might feel uncomfortable talking about what this evening means to us as followers of the way. We should remember this for all future Holy Days.
I received an email advertisement from the History Channel this morning as well. It shows short clips explaining the Easter tradition. It wasn't very factual but it gave me some ideas for what we can do on the Vision.org website. History Channel - Easter
I am leaving tonight for the Young Adult Spring Weekend at Camp Oliver outside San Diego. We have about 35 young adults plus staff at the weekend. I'm looking forward to help train the next generation of leaders in the Church.
Until next time,
Jerry de Gier
Hope the camp goes well. Thanks for the link--does this mean you're working on a video to go with Vision's special report on Easter? http://www.vision.org/visionmedia/article.aspx?id=13499
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