You know you live in Germany when everyone celebrates church holidays, even if they don’t know what they mean!
Yesterday was yet another German holiday. I thought we were done after Easter, Pentecost, and Ascension, but no! Corpus Christi literally means “Body of Christ.” It’s a Catholic holiday celebrating the Eucharist, or Lord’s Supper. Not every German state takes the day off; I talked to a girl who used to live up north somewhere, and she had never had the day off before.
I got together with Katie and 3 people I know from Stadtmusik Kandern (community band). We ate breakfast at Lacoste, a bakery in town. Can I just say that German bread is really really good? It’s some of the best bread I’ve ever had in my life.
Yummm.....
After the coffee, rolls, jam, honey, and salami were put on our table, Katie and I looked at each other and knew it was time to pray. She asked if I would pray… in German! So I did, and it was the first time I had ever prayed in German before. I’m not sure how often the 3 band members hear people praying at all; I hope that even in my simple prayer they could recognize God’s truth and be drawn to Him.
Corpus Christi – the body of Christ. I pray that if the 3 band members would become a part of the Body of Christ if they are not already.
We went hiking after the meal - another part of enjoying the day off!
