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This week we visited Zionskirche here in Berlin. It was a rainy and gray day just like many of the winter days here. Upon entering the church I could feel its history seeping through its old walls and into my bones. Every crack and peeling paint was

Views from our city cloister.

One of my favorites about our sabbatical stay in Berlin, dear fellow pilgrims, are the views over the roofs of the city (and also that Berlin is not as cold as MN 😊)

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From our church tower at city cloister Berlin 😇

🌲 Merry Tenth Day of Christmas, dear fellow pilgrim. I am glad the liturgical year gives us 12 days of Christmas. So there is still time to journey to the heart of it all after all the busyness of feast and family days :-)
Today we reimagine the st

Dear fellow pilgrim,

at the beginning of the new year we greet you warmly. You might have arrived here weary or happy, burdened or hopeful, or may be with some of all. How ever you did, you are welcome here.

“You are a God who sees me.&rdquo

There is some solitude in the Streets of Berlin on a cold December day 😇

Enjoying the simple things 😇

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