Yesterday was Palm Sunday, where Christian commemorate Jesus Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. There begun the holy week, leading up to Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. My church has worship service everyday. It is quite nice to have a little time everyday to ponder on the passion of Jesus Christ. Let me share …
Today is the official farewell worship service. The independent day is 21.4.22. After that, I am off shore for new horizons. The card I received from the church says: “Departing to new shores!” (Auf zu neuen Ufern) Where exactly? I still do not have a concrete plan, I will first just keep doing my favourite …
Today whole day long, this beautiful music J.S. Bach’s “Concerto for Two Violins in D minor” (BWV1043) is haunting me. The music I played with two violinists at a funeral. This funeral was special, not sad, rather encouraging. The old lady that passed away written a note, told us that she thanks God for the …
I really like to walk in the vineyard, and often jokingly say to my friends that my backyard is a vineyard. The vintner was very hard working, he already start to prune the branches, just compare the unpruned grapevines at the left side, and the pruned vines at the right side. Every good vintner know …
I guess you would think that, the Christmas time is over now. In most of the houses in Germany, the beautiful decorated Christmas tree been taken out on 6th of January. In Asian countries, the Chinese lunar new year decoration already replaced the Christmas decoration. However, according to the old church tradition, Christmas time end …
If I say life is good without internet, I would be a hypocrite, although it was really good to have limited internet connection for the past two weeks. Internet in my home went down. It was a perfect timing, exactly when the corona rules for church music are changing rapidly. It was frustrating and a …
When I ask myself every 3 to 5 days the question : “Is working as a church musician the right occupation for me?” I guess the answer is pretty clear: No. Why am I still keeping the job and keep renewing my work contract? Because I am timid. It is a secure job to pay …
A friend invited me for a midday prayer – Atempause. I joined her. Nice that I attend a prayer service as congregation, where I do not have to play music.
Remember that I talked about my chaotic state of mind and restlessness? Recently, something happened make me realize that I probably should navigate my life differently. ” A good plan is the most important thing (in German “das A und O”). “ This sentence belong to one of my mottos. Close friends of mine might have …
My new year’s resolution usually look like this: learning a new language, travel to a new place. But this year, the new year resolution – Psalm 131.