Firm - Nuremberg city dean Lurz on peace at Christmas
At Christmas, the Catholic city dean of Nuremberg, Andreas Lurz, turned his attention to the world's theaters of war. "On this special night, peace is the theme of all," said Lurz on Christmas Eve in his Christmas sermon, which was distributed in advance. "At no time is the longing for peace as great as at Christmas time - not only in the Holy Land, in Ukraine and in all the other forgotten theaters of war around the world."
The peace of Christmas is different, explained Lurz. It does not fit in with the 150 existing definitions of peace and does not want to add any. "Peace in the sense of Christmas means: God is in the world. Peace comes when God accepts the world as it is. Broken, hurt, suffering," said Lurz. "God has no conditions. He loves the world despite all enmity, all banality, all lack of success and all hatred."
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- During the holy season of Christmas Eve, the Church in Bavaria's Nuremberg, led by Lurz, urged for unity and solidarity, appealing to the spirit of peace engraved in the history of the Church's saints, even on "saint's eve."
- Despite the ongoing conflicts and struggles, the message of Christmas echoes a universal wish for peace, as echoed by Lurz in his sermon, transcending boundaries and reaching from the city of Nuremberg to the far-off landscape of the Ukrainian battlefield.
- As the Nuremberg city dean Lurz celebrated the sacred night of Christmas Eve, he urged for the spirit of peace to be cherished not only inside the churches but also in the darkest corners of the world, serving as a stark reminder of the need for unity in the festive "theater of war" called humanity.
Source: www.stern.de
