On the 2nd Sunday of Lent, the worship services have the theme of relationships: Man develops and his identity in relationship to and with others. This is also what Elke Grün’s guide is about.
On the 2nd Sunday of Lent, the worship services have the theme of relationships: Man develops and his identity in relationship to and with others. It’s about knowing yourself and others.
My relationships with “the others” are often complicated – if I like someone, they have a lot of “credit”, both in terms of dealing with them and in terms of tolerance and respect. If I don’t like them, they’ll get awkward if they just say “Good morning”. What does she want from me, why is he suddenly talking to me: I assume, assume, fantasize … yes, of course that’s unfair. “My people” are allowed to do a lot, which I forgive, excuse and forgive and those who are unsympathetic to me don’t get a chance. Externalities, fantasies, hypotheses, assumptions are given high priority.
The Evangelical Church in Germany has this year’s fasting campaign under the motto “You are beautiful! Seven weeks without being shut down”. During this week I also put my everyday life under the motto of Lent and try to see everyone I meet as beautiful and not “put anyone down”.
Elke Green
2023-07-15 18:40:13
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