-Sophia. x
Three young women who don't know each other. Sent to a place they've never been before. Starting a Small Temporary Community within the Laurentiuskonvent in Laufdorf/Germany
Freitag, 31. August 2018
168 hours
-Sophia. x
Freitag, 24. August 2018
In prayer
In prayer, we are still connected together, even if we cannot hear the other voices being sung.
In prayer, we are all united with God, no matter where we are, no matter the distance.
In prayer, from the very beginning we connected, without requiring any direct contact.
In prayer, we laid the foundation of our community life, and when things got rough, they could be healed in prayer.
In prayer, we found each other, despite our differences, despite our likenesses.
In prayer, we received the strength and love to reach out and welcome others to prayer.
In prayer, we connected even with people unknown, who would come to us afterwards and tell us what moved them deeply and personally.
In prayer, we encountered God, we encountered one another, we encountered others still, we encountered ourself.
In prayer, a shared silence could express a thousand warm feelings. It could give me love, peace, joy, liberation; all without a single word, a single movement.
In prayer, we are still connected.
And I am incredibly thankful for that.
(Kristien)
Zurück (2)
Deep gratitude and loss are intertwining, impossible to seperate one from the other.
Who would've thought the biggest challenge comes only after the experience, in trying to find a new way, expressing and incorporating somehow in my daily life the changes deep within me, seeing with new eyes, with a new heart?
(Kristien)
Zurück
Sonntag, 19. August 2018
thoughts about communities
(Miriam)
Donnerstag, 16. August 2018
A provisional song
There are already a few words
of this song
- our song.
What does a provisional community
need more,
than a provisional song,
which fits perfectly in the feeling.
Not just the feeling
during the time,
but also those
before
and probably
also afterwards.
No one
knows
or can tell,
what this month
will be like.
If someone has told me,
it will be this way...
I don't know,
if I could have imagined
this.
The way it is
right now
is definitely
very special.
Small provisional community
is turning into
the feeling of
deep friendship.
And just
because
we three
trust in Him.
(Sophia)
Dienstag, 14. August 2018
Many Encounters
Montag, 13. August 2018
Herre, visa mig vägen
Prayer surprises
As we are often not in Laufdorf during the midday, we have been organizing prayers in different locations.
- While visiting Marburg we held the midday prayer in one of the local churches. Some other people where sitting there and one of them came to us after the prayer, thanking us, telling us how important it was that we pray and telling us a bit about his life story, as well. It was very touching.
- Friday we again organized the prayer in the middle of the Dom in Wetzlar, however to our surprise quite some people showed up to join our prayer. Having brought only one songbook ourselves, we dug up some old songbooks from the Dom and then altered our prayer somewhat to agree with these books and the visitors.
- While visiting Herborn on Saturday, we found that both the catholic and the evangelical church were locked. In front of the catholic one was a cross with some flowers and we sat down on the ground in front of this cross to make our prayer in open air. To me, this was very powerful.
- On Sunday in the late afternoon, we had our weekly provisional community meeting in which we were able to discuss a lot of things we found important for our community life. Possibly thence, the evening prayer which followed immediately after this meeting was one of the most intimate prayers I've so far experienced. After dinner that night, we went for a walk, sat down in the middle of nature and sang Bless the Lord while watching the sunset - another beautiful (though short) prayer.
(Kristien)
Mittwoch, 8. August 2018
When you feel really small
Today we planed the midday prayer in the Dom of Wetzlar. But not as usual in the small Chappel, but in the center of the cathedral. And because one of our hosts in the community is the Sacriston, we were allowed to ring the bells. And this was a great feeling- to know that the bells ring just for the four of us.
I felt very small in the middle of this big church- but very comfortable!
Sophia.
Dienstag, 7. August 2018
Some Impressions
spilled thoughts
We feel cornered but we are not afraid.
We are worried but we do not despair.
We feel abandoned but we are not alone.
Our heart is heavy but it does not break.
When we realize that we do not need to be perfect for God to stay with us, new life will break through.
meditation to 2 Cor 4, 7 - 10
(Miriam)
Sonntag, 5. August 2018
Lebenshilfe zoo visit
One of the them left a particularly deep impression on me. Unable to communicate through spoken language, he got our attention nonetheless by gently nudging, pointing and very limited sign language. All day long he looked very content and smiling and he found enormous joy in very small interactions. I really admire his spirit!
(Kristien)
Mittwoch, 1. August 2018
It feels a little bit like daily life
But we gained some
- Helping in the 2nd Hand store
- Gardening in the community gardens
- Playing with a wild little refugee girl
- Teaching her mother the german language
- Talking and spending time together with a family from Syria
- And probably lots of more stuff to try…