“Enslaved” - A Passover Sermon

Friends, I would like to thank you so much for your help in preparing this sermon. Our service this morning was all the more powerful for your help and aid in connecting me with resources on contemporary slavery.
We did an early reading by Marge Piercy explaining the significance of the Seder, leading to a reading of Exodus 6: 1-13.
After the Offertory, I gave a synopsis of the Plagues from Exodus 7-12, deciding at the last minute to harshly bang a gong after the naming of each plague so that as I read the next one, the resonance from the gong still rang through the words. It was upsetting and I think very effective. It certainly affected me!! The Student Minister then came forward and read Exodus 12:14-20, which was followed by a prayer.
After the Anthem, we included this reading:
READING FROM THE CONTEMPORARY
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