The Second Day of Christmas. Taking Courage

Exploring Sophien church in former East Berlin, where MLK once came to speak.

My dear fellow traveler,

On this second day of Christmas, some of you might be sighing a sigh of relief: finally some time to start the journey! And so our group of Christmas pilgrims is growing as the feast days are fleeting and the walk towards the stable begins.

Today it is time to gather together and to welcome each other in, to take a break from the usual hustle and bustle and to look to what lies ahead.

Turning Christmas inward

Many of you already know that we are not very Christmassy people. In fact, this Christmas we ended up skipping the church services all together and instead took a long walk through the city of Berlin.

We ended up on a Christmas market packed with travelers who enjoyed being away from home and probably also from the commitments which come with it. Instead they sipped spiced wine and walked the rainy streets of Berlin, ready for another exploration. Somehow we felt quite at home with t…