Today is the penultimate day of my week at Taizé. Tomorrow will see thousands leave and another few thousand arrive at this small village in France for another week of prayer, singing and community living. I’m certainly getting into the rhythm of daily life here, and feel more relaxed than I did when I first arrived. Last [...]
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Community living at Taizé
Posted in Taizé, tagged Community, God, Spirituality on August 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Brother Roger of Taizé
Posted in Taizé, tagged Community, Prayer, trust on August 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It is also almost 70 years to the day that Brother Roger arrived in the French town of Taizé, in the middle of the Second World War, with the aim of establishing a Christian community here. He was just 25 at the time. It is also almost five years to the day (16 August) that [...]
Evening meditations
Posted in Taizé, tagged God, meditation, Prayer, silence on August 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s day three of Taizé and I feel like I’m getting into the swing of it more now. After a while you feel as though you are settling down more into the daily rhythm of prayer, singing, eating together, chores and workshops. What I like about the evening services here is that there is no hurry [...]
Silence and song
Posted in Taizé, tagged meditation, Prayer, silence, Song on August 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This morning I went to the church service (there are three everyday), which was packed out with people squeezing into every available space on the floor. I am still trying to get into the swing of the music here – it is beautiful, although I’m finding it hard to focus and my mind keeps drifting. [...]
Simple living at Taizé
Posted in Taizé, tagged Community, Spirituality, Taizé on August 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Woke up to a tremendous downpour and half expected my entire tent to cave in. Breakfast today was French bread, chocolate pieces and tea, coffee and hot chocolate, all serviced in a big tent. The food seems quite basic, and tea is powdered! I’ll have to remember to bring tea bags next time. We had [...]
Taizé – arrival
Posted in Taizé, Uncategorized, tagged Christian, Community, Prayer, Song, Taizé on August 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
What a day. I’m now in Taizé in south east France, having recently pitched my tent and gone along to one of the evening services. It all feels a bit surreal, considering only this morning I was waiting on the platform at Clapham Junction Station to get a train to Gatwick, then a plane to [...]
