— Midweek Meditations:
thoughts, inspiration and encouragement
from ACF community members —
In my youth group at the Protestant church in Waldkirch, we looked at this book and read several stories from it: ICONS – Heroes of Faith from the Bible and Today, published by Herder. It mainly deals with lesser-known stories but also includes some better-known stories from the Bible. The book also features people who are alive today and have shared their experiences with God. Each story is written from the ‘first-person perspective,’ which gives a different insight into the stories.
One of the better-known stories in the book is about Noah building his ark, but the ‘first-person perspective’ makes it much easier to imagine how Noah must have felt. I also learned about stories from the Bible that I didn’t know before and was able to empathise with these people more. The stories from the present day, from today’s heroes of faith, show once again that God is still there and helps, even if it doesn’t always feel that way.
So, if you are still looking for a good gift or a book about faith for yourself, get it – I can recommend it. And if you don’t want to get the book, then open the Bible and look for stories that you and perhaps even the people around you don’t know yet.
The ACF Midweek Meditations
are written by a diverse group of our church members with the intention to seek God’s fingerprints in our lives. They range from somber to humorous and are inspired by all facets of live and faith. Written by ordinary people from all walks of life, they reflect a wide range of Christian backgrounds and spiritualities.
Each week’s text portrays the individual viewpoint of its author. They might not always resonate with everyone, and are not meant to be understood as representing the Anglican Church Freiburg as a whole. Yet, as a church that is aiming to ‘Build a Community of Grace’ we seek to practice learning from and listening to one another.
We pray that these humble ponderings add a small spark of blessing to your week.
Freiburg Anglican Church 