In about 12 hours I'll board an airplane bound for France with a small group of Lutheran young women. We're travelling to Taize, an ecumenical retreat community in the southern portion of France. As I told my congregation, it's farmland, not beach.
Taize was founded in 1940 after World War II by Brother Roger, a Swiss man who wanted to provide a place of safety for refugees traveling home after the war. Eventually, Taize grew to attract more than 100 brothers of varying deonominations. Thousands of pilgrims come to Taize each year; a large portion are young adults. Taize worship is chant-based, simple and includes a period of silence. There is no preaching and everyone else welcome. More info at www.taize.fr/en
I've long desired to spend a week in Taize. Days include three worship services, a Bible study with one of the brothers and a time of service in the community. We'll stay there March 8-15 with guests from all over the world.
There are seven traveling from Anchorage. Please keep us in your prayers. As time and access permits, I will update this blog. Now, off into the Lenten journey...
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