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Meeting old friends! ...

Monday, July 11, 2011. On our way back from our holiday we visited our old church yesterday. It was really nice to meet so many old friends. We had the opportunity to stay overnight with friends, and then go to the worship service in the morning, stay for the coffee time thereafter and even have a joint lunch after that with three families ..

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I miss you …

I must say: I miss you quite a lot. Over time, we had so many of you with growing friendship in the old church in Germany. We then moved to England, which was another fantastic experience, and we moved back to Germany after several years. But I still miss the friends from Göttingen in Germany, and also I miss the friends from the UK!

When you have the opportunity to go back, you realize how close people and the whole environment still is. It is as if we had never left. That is fantastic as well as sad at the same time, since of course we moved on and we cannot get the old times back.

But going to the old church is not only a time to look back. It is a time to look forward as well. We are not back, but not too far away. Where is the church going? Where are the people going? What are their plans? What is God's plan with us?

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God's plan with us? …

After some time off I am in a mood to renew my quest for God's plan with us. God's plan … that is something quite universal and quite personal at the same time. God's plan with mankind is relevant to us. That is the mission of Jesus Christ, the salvation he brings, the life he invites us to.

But is is also very personal. What are the particular steps which God has provided for me and for you? What to do? What not to do? What is our role in our church, in our small group, in our family and at our workplace. It is a question of general principles applied to us as well as steps of our very personal history.

Looking around during service this morning, I have been thinking about the steps which God might have in mind for you and for me. Why not move forward jointly, with our friendship as a band between us. There are so many possibilities, when we live with the Lord! ... more texts

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