April 9, 2009

April 9, 2009

Posted in Life, Personal, story tagged Bible Study, Chris Herrman, Memorial service, Passover, Seder, Thursday nights at 1:42 am by pdxfirefly

    Today is April 9, 2009.     This is the Thursday before Easter, Maundy Thursday.   It is also the feast of Passover.  Two months ago, I told my Thursday night Bible Study class that I have been wanting to have a Passover Seder Dinner for years.  Since Passover was on Bible Study night and we usually have a potluck dinner around this time, could we make it a Seder dinner this year?   All agreed.   And since I really love to cook and since I found some fabulous recipes, I was looking forward to cooking most of the meal for our group.  I was really looking forward to the cooking, and  hosting at my home and being able to use my “pretties”.  But most of all I was looking forward to making an unforgettable memory for our group.  

     Then I found out three weeks ago that I am sick.   That was bad enough, so we sort of put the Seder Dinner on postponement until I was feeling better.   Then the unimaginable happened.  Our Bible Study leader, Chris died unexpectedly.  He and his lovely wife, Cindy have hosted Bible Study for many years on Thursday nights at their home.  On a recent Friday night while they were reading after dinner, Chris got up from his chair and fell on the floor.  He was dead before he fell to the ground. and all efforts to revive him (45 minutes of paramedic CPR) failed.  At a young 47 years, this is something our group never expected.   His wife chose to have his Memorial Service on the following Thursday in honor of the Bible Study night.   That was last Thursday and I was feeling well enough to attend and even to say a few words at his Memorial Service. 

    Well, tonight is Passover.  Today I am having chemo and will not be attending Bible Study tonight.  Tonight we will not be having the Seder Diner I have been wanting to have for so long.  It will have to wait and we may have it in the middle of the summer….but who cares!  None of us are Jewish, but we wanted to experience this celebration anyway.  Besides, it is always fun to share a special meal with dear friends.

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