YACHATZ

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The YACHATZ is rising up and breaking the Matzah.

THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE

Unnoticed by the participants so far is a decorative bag on the table.

The bag/covering has three sections.

Inside those three sections are placed three pieces of matzah.

At this point the middle piece of matzah is taken out, broken, and half of it is put back inside the bag.

SOMETHING HIDDEN

The other half of the matzah is wrapped in a linen napkin and hidden. It will be taken out later, after the meal. This will be dessert after the meal.

The wrapped matzah is called the afikomen.

Notice the way the matzah is stripped, pierced and unleavened.

Then it is broken.

Does this remind you of anything or anyone?

THE BROKENESS

So much of the world is broken.

Why would God have created a world where hearts can be broken, and lives can be shattered, and beauty can fade away so quickly?

At our Seder, we ponder these questions as we think of our own brokenness.

If you have a dish that isn’t broken; it can contain a lot of liquid; but if it is broken there are cracks on the surface. At first glance you might think it cannot hold anything.

Yet; the cracks are sometimes only on the surface.

Sometimes a broken vessel can hold the infinite.

Why would I say such a thing?

Because the Body of Christ was broken for us.

The blessings of Him allowing Himself to be broken and given for us are infinite.

INFINITE BLESSINGS FROM CHRIST

Because He suffered for us, and became a broken vessel; we get to enjoy eternal life forever.

If this had not happened, and we had not been given the use of a broken vessel for our souls; there would be limitations to what could become of mankind.

Jesus has made our lives limitless and forever.

His brokenness has healed our brokenness.

It all happened because He was willing to be broken for us.

THE POOR MAN’S BREAD

Observe the Matzah again.

Matzah is often called the poor man’s bread.

The poor man is usually very humble and broken.

This brokenness of a poor man’s heart allows him to open up his soul to God.

When his heart is open; God gives him the ability to escape his Egypt.

Do you have an Egypt that you are trying to escape?

WHO CAN EAT THE MIDDLE?

Why don’t we try to be like the matzah in the middle.

Let God break us.

This brokenness will bring us the freedom that we seek.

Can we begin to see our own brokenness?

Our eyes must be opened!

Those who feel perfected already; have no room to grow.

BECOMING ONE OF THE BROKEN PARTS

It is when we become like one little shard, a little part of the whole vessel; just one of the broken parts, that we can begin to feel the love of the others living around us.

In our brokenness, a part of us always seems to be missing.

We must seek our other parts, those who have been broken and scattered.

When found, we all can come together in our brokenness and yield our lives together as one vessel to God.

Our brokenness brings us closer to each other.

Also; our brokenness brings us closer to God.

He will show us the way to find the most important part of “us.”

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