Rosh Hashana

We celebrated the Jewish new year tonight (in a Messianic way).  I surprised the whole family with the celebration.  I had Elizabeth set a nice table with one of her stellar flower arrangements.  Joel, Jude and Isaac also picked and arranged flowers.  Lydia meticulously cut Asian pears into neat slices to add to our meal.  I prepared the spiral shaped challah loaves.  We had Christian country music playing on Pandora while we worked.

Grace came home from school, looked at the table and wondered what all of the fuss was about.  Liz said, "It's Rosh Hashana!"  Grace immediately asked, "But what about the bread?"  I surprised the resident bread maker by motioning to the oven. The first loaf was already turning a deep golden brown.

Matt was equally taken aback when he came home.  His job has been difficult as of late.  After 21+  years at his place of employment, Matt is now looking for other work.  We have yet to know whether God has plans for us to remain here or move us somewhere else.

So with all that going on, it was nice to celebrate a new year--a time of new beginnings.  It was good to be reminded that we are just sojourners here on this Earth.  Jesus will come again to take us to our true Home.

"Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed." 1 Cor. 15:51-52

(Matt played this shofar blast for us at the beginning of our meal.)