Looking Back: A Few Videos (Morning and Evening Prayer)

Now that I have returned (the young adults still have a few more days in Germany) and I have returned to the world of fast internet I thought I might post a few videos from the trip.

One of the things I especially enjoyed about the festival was that we began and ended each day with Morning and Evening Prayer respectively.  It is a wonderful way to "bookend" your day.  It was especially meaningful to have these services in the churches where Luther and the other reformers worshiped themselves.  The above video is as short clip of Morning Prayer from the Castle Church in Wittenberg where Luther is buried beneath the pulpit.

This next clip is the begging of Evening Prayer.  Evening Prayer often begins with what is called the "Phos Hilaron" or the Joyous Light.  The Phos Hilaron is the oldest Christian hymn that is not directly quoted from the Bible.  As it is sung a lit candle is brought into the community.  This reminds us that even though the sun has descended from the sky, we still have the Son of God, Christ, our eternal light with us always.

I have some more videos and some pictures from my time in Berlin that will be posted in the next few days.