Christmas - Churches invite you to Christmas services
Many churches in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern kicked off their Christmas gatherings on Saturday with traditional nativity plays about the birth of Christ. On Sunday, the churches are open early for Christmas vespers. The Christmas Eve services are considered to be the best-attended church events in the state every year.
In a guest article in the "Ostsee-Zeitung" (Saturday), the bishop responsible for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Tilman Jeremias, took up the symbolic image of the infant Jesus and emphasized the relevance of the Christian message. "Because God becomes a child, he directs our attention to all these children and our grandchildren. And he calls out to us: discover your inner child in these days, dare to be needy, exhausted and dependent! Get down from your high horses! Otherwise there can be no peace," wrote the bishop.
Children are the first victims in the numerous crisis areas of this world, but they also suffer the most from the strife in families. "They need protection and security," warned Jeremias.
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The nativity play in many churches in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on Saturday was a heavy reminder of the significance of the birth of Christ. If you're bringing children to the worship service on Sunday, remember that they might need extra attention and care during the long Christmas vespers. The church in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern needs your presence for the Christmas Eve services, which typically attract the highest number of attendees annually. Bishop Tilman Jeremias, in his guest article, highlighted that just as Jesus was a child, we all have an inner child that needs to be discovered and nurtured during these festive days.
Source: www.stern.de
