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The following information about the order of the Seder was taken from The Interlinear Haggadah while the commentary is entirely my own.

Kaddesh - Recite the Kiddush

Just as we thank G-d for the sweet grapes that make the wine, I also thank G-d for the sweet taste of Torah that was given to the Jews and has now been given to me as a fellow Jew. Just as we thank G-d for choosing the Jews over all other Nations, I also thank G-d for choosing me to become a Jew.

Urechatz - Wash the hands before eating karpas

Just as all free peoples are free to be meticulousness about cleanliness, we wash our hands before eating the Karpas. I thank G-d for making me free and permitting me to freely choose to become one of the Chosen.

Karpas - Eat a vegetable dipped in salt water

The Karpas represent the lowly slave-nation of the Hebrews who grew into the Chosen People and signals that every Jew must strive for greater spiritual heights. I praise G-d for taking me from a lowly place of doubt and slavery to the world to become an enlightened spiritual Jew.

Yachatz - Break the middle matzah and put away the larger half for the afikoman

The smaller part of the broken matzah is placed in between the two whole matzos after the matzah is broken. I praise G-d for breaking me and rebuilding me into the faithful Jew I am today. I praise G-d for placing me between my past life as a doubter of G-d and the future life of a fully Torah-observant Jew.

Maggid - Narrate the story of the Exodus

Just as G-d gave relief to the Jews from their physical and spiritual enslavement, G-d gave me relief from my physical and spiritual enslavement. I praise G-d for freeing me from my enslavement to the world and the enslavement of my soul to my past non-Torah ways.

Rachtzah - Wash the hands prior to the meal

Just as G-d has commanded us to wash out hands before the bread meal, G-d has commanded me to wash away my past allegiances to my non-Torah ways.

Motzi - Recite hamotzi (over matzah)

G-d brings forth bread from the earth so mankind may be physically nourished and Torah from heaven so we may be spiritually nourished. I praise G-d for physically nourishing me through the food I eat and spiritually nourishing me through the study and practice of Torah.

Matzah - Recite the blessing over the matzah

Each person is to eat an amount of matzah equal in volume to an egg – some of this matzah must come from the top two matzos. I praise G-d for giving me the “matzah” of my past for the doubt I once had has strengthened me in my pursuit of the truth. I praise G-d for currently placing me between the doubt and the full Torah-observant life.

Maror - Recite the blessing for the eating of the maror

Just as the maror represents the bitterness inflicted upon the Jews by the Egyptians and the mortar used during slavery, so to does it represent the bitterness of my realization that I was taught anti-Torah beliefs (the “mortar” of my former religion) by those whom I trusted.

Korech - Eat the sandwich of matzah and maror

Just as the bottom whole piece of matzah is mixed with the maror and eaten as a sandwich, I praise G-d for giving me the “maror” of my past which helped to prepare me for my “matzah” of my future and giving me the knowledge and help I need to become a fully Torah-observant Jew.

Shulchan Orech - Prepare the table for the festive meal

The festive meal is shared by all as a feast of freedom and the end of slavery. Praise be to G-d who has given me the chance to share in this freedom and festivity as a Jew and has ended my slavery to my former life.

Tzafun - Eat the afikoman that had been hidden during the seder

The afikoman is eaten while reclining – like a free person. May G-d continue to bless me and permit me to be a free and observant Jew.

Barech - Recite the Birchat HaMazon

The first blessing thanks G-d for giving us physical nourishment while the second blessing thanks G-d for the heritage of Eretz Yisrael. The third blessing is for Jerusalem and the fourth blessing is praising G-d’s Goodness. May G-d continue to provide for my physical nourishment and may I remember to continually thank G-d for this nourishment. May G-d bless me and lead me to my heritage in the Holy Land. May G-d lead me to Yerushalayim and bless me with his Goodness.

Hallel - Recite the Hallel (Psalms of Praise)

During Hallel, Tehillim of praise are offered. I continue to praise G-d for bringing me out of my spiritual darkness and guiding me to the light of Torah. May G-d continue to guide and protect me as he guides and protects my fellow brothers and sisters throughout the world.

Nirtzah - Pray that G-d accepts our observance and speedily send the Moshiach

Just as we conclude with the prayer that G-d will accept our observance and will speedily send the Moshiach, I pray that G-d will except my faith and my mitzvot observance and will speedily bring about the redemption through the Moshiach.