Passion week 08

I'll start with the weekend and work backwards.
We just had 8 worship services over 6 different time slots. We started on Saturday and went 3, 5, and 7. Yes, it was just a bit early for Easter, but I think somewhere in the world it was already Easter morning. Then on Sunday we had another 3 services. The two we always have, 9 and 11 and then added another service at 1 PM. At the 9 and 11 we also held services in Cook auditorium like we normally do on Sunday mornings.
We used the theme of The Bridge. I think Willow did that several years ago. We did use the bridge concept, and the drama from Willow, but we changed the other elements and the sermon idea was just a little different.
But even as great as Sunday was, it was the elements and services leading up to Sunday that made this weekend great for me.
On Maunday Thursday we had Jews for Jesus here and were led through a Seder service. It was called Christ in the Passover. Stan Katz led us through the Passover section by section and explained how in each section of the the Passover service Christ can be seen, or the foreshadowing of Christ can be found. I've experienced this before and I still enjoyed it. Actually the next Passover service I'd like to see is what the Passover was like when Jesus had his finally Passover with his disciples. I've only been to one service like that and it was at least 30 years ago. I'd like to see it presented again.
Then on Friday night we had a self-guided tour of a Good Friday service. It started with Communion and then went through 11 of the Stations of the Cross. Each Station had it's own writings to read and to meditated on. And when you felt like it you moved on to the next station.
Thursday, Friday and then Saturday/Sunday. It was a terrible week, and at the same time it was a week of glorious hope and excitement. It ended with hearing the story once again, of the resurrected Savior. It ended with us singing, 'for the glory of the risen King!'
John