How This Quiet Feast Became One of My Favorites

Because the Feast of Unleavened Bread is so simple, it also became one of the most meaningful feasts for me.

It is quiet.

It is simple.

And it became a time where God and I would sit quietly and search my heart together.

It felt personal.

When we first started observing it, our practice was very simple. We removed the leaven from the house, began our mornings with prayer, and ate a small piece of unleavened bread.

That was it.

But over time we began learning more about the preparation involved—especially removing yeast from the house.

I remember the first few years we didn’t do a very good job preparing ahead of time. There were times when we were already three days into the feast and still had bread and cereal sitting in our pantry.

I remember thinking, we can get better at this.

So little by little we started preparing earlier.

At first it was just a few days ahead of time. Eventually it became weeks before the feast. We would stop buying certain things, finish what we had, or give things away.

There were even years when we gave away brand-new boxes of cereal and bread just to clear the pantry before the feast began.

But something else started happening during that process.

Just as we were preparing our homes, I began realizing that spiritually the same thing could happen in our hearts.

The Feast of Unleavened Bread lasts seven days, and in Scripture the number seven often represents completion.

I began to see those seven days as a time God was giving me to reset—to renew my mind and search my heart.

It became a time to ask questions like:

What has influenced me this past year?
What things have slowly made their way into my life that are not aligned with what God has for me?
What needs to be removed?
How am I influencing those around me?

During this season I began praying something simple:

“Lord, search my heart and know my ways. Show me anything that is not aligned with You. Bring those things into the light and help me remove them.”

Just like we prepare our homes for the feast, we can also prepare our hearts in advance.

Scripture tells us to look at the seasons. When we see the changes coming, we know how to prepare.

The same is true spiritually.

God gives us time to prepare our hearts for the things He is doing in our lives.

Over time, the Feast of Unleavened Bread became one of my favorite feasts.

Not because it is loud.

But because it is quiet and intimate.

For seven days, I get to slow down, seek the Lord, listen for His voice, and allow His love to wash over my heart.

And in that quiet simplicity, it has become one of the times of the year that draws me closest to God.

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