A New Tradition For Easter Celebrations

Transforming Dayenu for Easter: Reflecting on Christ's Purpose | Dear Daughters of God

In this episode of Dear Daughters of God, Stephanie Eccles shares how she transformed the traditional Jewish practice of Dayenu to focus on Jesus Christ's ultimate purpose – to bring to pass the plan of salvation. Inspired by a moving scene from 'The Chosen' Season 5: The Last Supper, Stephanie explores how each of Christ's miracles, from healing the blind to raising Lazarus, play a crucial role in this divine mission. By adapting the 'it would not have been enough' format, she guides us in reflecting on the significance of His life, death, and resurrection. Join us for a meaningful approach to celebrating Easter, centered on Christ's atonement and the everlasting impact of His actions.

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Stephanie: 0:00

Hello, welcome to Dear Daughters of God. My name is Stephanie Eccles, This is

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a new tradition for Easter celebrations.,

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This Easter, I've decided to add an entirely new tradition to my Easter Sunday, and it came just from going to see the chosen season five called the Last Supper. In the movie theaters what timing here It was about the Holy Week, starting with Palm Sunday and covering much of the last week of our Savior, Jesus Christ life on this earth. What a way to prepare for Easter. Well, just as the title says, the Last Supper, it was in that scene that I was inspired. To start a new tradition and I want to tell you about it. I like having you here. So be sure to like and subscribe so you can receive every video. See you soon.

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As a listener, you may not realize that this episode on new tradition for Easter celebrations is in full color on YouTube under the channel. Dear Daughters of God, And it's full of pictures of our savior and from the movie The Chosen. I invite you to tune in there so you can see the story come to life. Thank you for listening onto our story.

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There was Jesus and his disciples and Jesus said to one of the disciples, Will you start And I thought, what is Well, I've since found out that is the Hebrew word for it would have been enough. I. this practice is one that's used by the Jewish people to help them remember the blessings of their God, specifically at the time of their exodus from Egypt, as Moses was leading them to freedom. Read. And this is one way it can look. At the dinner table, one person recites just one line from that exodus, part of that history, and then the whole dinner table says together it would have been enough. Then another person at the dinner table recites the next part of the history, just one line, and then the whole table again says it would've been enough. Well, to give you more specifics, it's somewhat like this. They refer to he meaning God. If he had parted the sea and not brought us through on dry ground, then the whole table says it would have been enough. Then another member of the dinner table might say, if he had brought us through on dry ground but not caused our enemies to drown. Then everyone says it would have been enough. Then another member of the dinner party might say, if he had caused our enemies to drown, but not given us the supplies we needed, as we wondered in the wilderness for 40 years, then everyone says it would have been enough. Then another member of the dinner party might say. If he had given us the supplies we needed as we wondered the wilderness for 40 years, but not fed us manna, it would have been enough. So that gives you an idea of and what it can look like. It's that pattern of if and not if and not well. To see this occur at the Last Supper with Jesus Christ and his disciples was really moving. It was reverent and sacred, it made me want to learn more about I then wondered, how could I bring this practice into my Easter Sunday? But I want it to be about the savior, Jesus Christ, as he ministered on this earth. The miracles he performed, how could it be about that? So I began to review those miracles, some of the miracles were more personal, like when he healed the blind man in Bethsaida and in this miracle, it spoke to Christ's divinity. it also was a symbolism for Jesus Christ, bringing light from darkness. I looked at several miracles. Another one was more about the masses, this one was when he fed 5,000 with five loaves of bread and two fish. it taught another lesson about Jesus providing abundantly. if you looked at it as a metaphor, Jesus Christ nourished these people. Not only did he nourish them physically, but he nourished them spiritually. So as I began to review these miracles, and then I tried to put these words at the end, it would have been enough. It became clear those words were not going to work because Jesus Christ ultimate purpose on this earth was to help, to bring, to pass the plan of salvation. And that required his life, his death, his resurrection. So then we could all of us repent and be forgiven and return to live with God the father. So these miracles alone would not be enough. So then I thought, I'm going to have to alter this somewhat, but still use it as a way to review the blessings, the miracles that Jesus brought to us, to this world as he was on this earth, and this is what it looked like. Now I chose these miracles and you could choose any of Jesus's miracles that you'd like if Jesus Christ ordained his 12 apostles and established his church on the earth, but did not turn the water into wine at the wedding feast. It would not have been enough if Jesus had turned the water into wine at the wedding, but had not healed the man with an unclean spirit. It would not have been enough if Jesus had healed the man with the unclean spirit but had not fed the 5,000 with the five loafs of bread and the two fish, it would not have been enough. If Jesus had fed the 5,000 with the five loafs of bread and the two fish, but had not walked on water, it would not have been enough if Jesus had walked on water but had not healed the blind man in. It would not have been enough if Jesus had healed the blind man in Beth Theda, but had not raised Lazarus from the dead. it would not have been enough. if Jesus had raised Lazarus from the dead but had not suffered in Gethsemane and on the cross. It would not have been enough, but because God did have an eternal perspective and did understand that all of us would need an infinite atonement. in order to return to him

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so he set forth a plan of salvation.

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God said, but behold, my beloved son, which was my beloved and chosen from the beginning, said unto me, father, thy will be done and the glory be thine forever. and Jesus Christ did suffer in Gethsemane and on the cross of Calvary and died. And was laid in a tomb and three days later he did rise the risen Lord in his resurrected body of flesh and bones. And because Jesus atoned for our sins, it was enough. It was enough. I wish you all a happy Easter and hope that this tradition might help your family bring. the memory of our savior, Jesus Christ and his atonement to your Easter Sunday. For now, I'll say farewell. Until we meet again.