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Lichtstrahl 125 - I am the true vine

30/4/2023

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 LICHTSTRAHL 125       Gospel:  JOHN 15 (1-27)                4th EASTERSUNDAY           30.4.23
I AM THE TRUE VINE
 
All over the world it seems as if people are forced to leave their blood- and nationbound communities and countries behind, and thus do become homeless.   At a closer look however it is also noticeable, that it is not always forced upon people’s lifes, but that an impulse of forming new social life seems to underlie that phenomena as well.  An impulse to develop communities, which are independent of bloodstream or nation, free from traditional and conventional bindings. That is an impulse which can lead towards a much greater diversity and new possibilities out of a strong individualism in humanity.
 
As human beings we are not meant to be living alone, to pursue just our own individual development and aims.  That very quickly may lead into an egoity and selfcentredness, which is harmful to the world around us.  We are destined to form communities and bring together, what we have to offer as individuals, and what IN A TEAM  can become much more fruitful and meaningful.   And so all over the world people, who realize the importance of that, are trying to form new communities, free communities.  They do it, because it becomes their ideal of future sociality, and they do it out of a great enthusiasm and warm hearts.  But normally challenges very soon start to raise their heads, start to bring conflict and misunderstanding and then these communities, which seemed to be so promising break up  again.   And so this very important impulse for the future is weakened all the time by “the twelve dragons”  threatening the forming of free communities, as B. Lievegoed calls them in a little booklet, which is worthwhile reading.    
 
What is the secret to fight these dragons?   A centre needs to be formed. A centre not at the top, but a centre in the middle, which  is equally visible to everyone standing in the circle around it.  If this centre  can shine into the whole community as everybodie’s orientation or point of consciousness, it will combine all talents, all capacities, all gifts in a way that they can serve each other, because they are all serving the centre.  In times of hardship and challenge they do not have to break up, but are able  to bring solutions, peace and transformation to the whole.There is however a secret to the nature of such a centre.  It needs to be  the carrier of a higher aim, a vision which leads the community and each individual member out of every day life into a higher realm and purpose.
 
In the congregations of the Christian Community the chalice, filled with the juice of the vine is the visible centre of our hopefully freely formed  congregations.  The chalice on the alter is the ultimate centre of the whole movement of religious renewal and all its activities.  It is the centre of the Act of Consecration and thus the centre of all sacraments.  It makes visible the being, that is living in the centre, the being of the Christ.  Can there ever be a more powerful, future orientated and strong centre than the chalice filled with the transformed juice of the vine standing on an altar, waiting to be shared with all. I AM THE TRUE VINE, YOU ARE THE BRANCHES.  With these words the Christ speaks in the centre of our movement all the time, forming a truely free, strong and unconquerable community which is independent of family, nation or country.
 
Christine Voigts 
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    Lichtstrahl 109 - Dass Ihr Kraft Findest Möget Zu Stehen Vor Dem Menschen-Sohne
    Lichtstrahl 110 - The Whole Of The Earth Will Be Shaken
    Lichtstrahl 111 - “Da Hüpfte Das Kind In Ihren Liebe"
    Lichtstrahl 113 - Schicksalsmomente
    Lichtstrahl 115 - Heilungen An Einem Sabbat
    Lichtstrahl 116 - Was Euch Zusteht Das Sollt Ihr Haben
    Lichtstrahl 117 - How Do We Live With The Gospel?
    Lichtstrahl 118 - Materieller Und Spiritueller Reichtum
    Lichtstrahl 119 - And Lead Us Not Into Temptation
    Lichtstrahl 120 - As This God Willed Being Is Descended
    Lichtstrahl 121 - Siehe Meiner Schwäche Versuchende Macht
    Lichtstrahl 123 - It Is Jesus
    Lichtstrahl 124 - Der Friede Sei Mit Euch
    Lichtstrahl 125 - I Am The True Vine
    Lichtstrahl 126 - Ich Gehe Zum Vater
    Lichtstrahl 127 - Niemand Kann Zum Vater Kommen - Denn Durch Mich
    Lichtstrahl 129 - Ihr Werdet Meinen Geist In Die Welt Tragen
    Lichtstrahl 130 - Neu Geboren Werden Von Oben Her
    Lichtstrahl 131 - Das Gespräch
    Lichtstrahl 132 - How Do I Find The Messiah?
    Lichtstrahl 133 - Johanni Betrachtung
    Lichtstrahl 134 - The Wrath Of God Remains On Him
    Lichtstrahl 135 - Der Fels In Der Brandung
    Lichtstrahl 136 - Enter Through The Narrow Gate
    Lichtstrahl 137 - Der Verlorene Sohn
    Lichtstrahl 138 - Die Taten Der Ausgesandten Jünger
    Lichtstrahl 139 - The Healing Of A Blind Man
    Lichtstrahl 140 - Ein Seufzer Entringt Sich Seiner Brust
    Lichtstrahl 141 - Er Sandte Weitere Siebzig Aus
    Lichtstrahl 142 - The Kingdom Of God Does Not Come In A Form Which Is Outwardly Perceptible
    Lichtstrahl 45 - Nikodemus
    Lichtstrahl 50 - Der Tod Johannes Der Täufers
    Lichtstrahl 51 - Moments Of Truth
    Lichtstrahl 52 - The Lost Son
    Lichtstrahl 53 - Die Aussendung Der Jünger
    Lichtstrahl 54 - Die Heilung Des Blinden Vor Jericho
    Lichtstrahl 55 - Heilung Eines Taubstummen
    Lichtstrahl 56 - Lämmer Unter Den Wölfen
    Lichtstrahl 57 - Das Reich Gottest Ist Eurem Innern
    Lichtstrahl 58 - Do Not Be Anxious
    Lichtstrahl 59 - Die Königliche Hochzeit
    Lichtstrahl 60 - The Armour Of God
    Lichtstrahl 61 - Die Kosmische Frau Und Der Kampf Im Himmel
    Lichtstrahl 62 Reformation
    Lichtstrahl 63 - The New Jerusalem
    Lichtstrahl 64 - Gemeinsamkeit Der Lebenden Und Der Verstorbenen
    Lichtstrahl 65 Erwartung
    Lichtstrahl 66 - Die Verkündigung
    Lichtstrahl 67 - Becoming
    Lichtstrahl 68 - Liebet Einander
    Lichtstrahl 69 - Der Zwölfjährige Im Tempel
    Lichtstrahl 70 - Buds And Blossoms And Seeds
    Lichtstrahl 71 - Der Gaben Der Könige
    Lichtstrahl 72 - Sie Steigen Auf Das Dach
    Lichtstrahl 73 - Seeds
    Lichtstrahl 74 - Die Gerechtigkeit Gottes
    Lichtstrahl 75 - His Words Were Hidden From Them
    Lichtstrahl 76 - Die Versuchung
    Lichtstrahl 77 - The Transfiguration
    Lichtstrahl 78 - Das Zeichen Des Jona
    LICHTSTRAHL 79 - Ich Bin Das Licht In Der Welt
    Lichtstrahl 80 - Einzug In Jerusalem
    Lichtstrahl 81 - The Chalice And The Cross
    Lichtstrahl 82 - Be Not Rigid In Your Heart
    Lichtstrahl 83 - Ich Bin Der Gute Hirte
    Lichtstrahl 97 - Aussendung Der Siebzig Jünger
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