If you feel that you are stuck

Last Monday night we were allowed to remember how God delivered his people from the slavery of Egypt as well as how he delivered humanity from the slavery of sin.

If you feel that you are stuck
in a pattern
of every man for himself,
and entangled in a desert
of having and keeping,

then dare to cross the desert:

step by step
go the way of people
again questioning your doings,
reorienting yourself
with a different compass in hand

stopping at a forgotten source
to meet your other self
and that other human being
as a fellow traveller

moving on with people
and, for the sake of people,
becoming human to each other again.

And if your courage fails you,
do not give up,
do not fear,
for in every exodus
the Lord is with you.

Kathleen Boedt

Those who chose a different path

For many, dealing with the past is difficult.
Chopping buttons is not always so easy.
Concerning faith, it takes courage to go a different way than the traditional paths proposed by the mainstream churches.

In Brussels, we may greet some people who dared to take a different path. They have chosen to take the Way of God, which was prepared by the Nazarene teacher and his apostles, and has been paved out by their followers also in Belgium.

Of those who started the pilgrimage in Belgium,
three have now chosen to take that great step
and enter the waters that can wash them clean of previous sins.

With joy and full of expectations,
we now look forward to their baptism on Sunday 5 May.

Ceux qui ont choisi une autre voie

Pour beaucoup, il est difficile de faire face au passé.
Il n’est pas toujours facile d’enlever les nœuds.
En ce qui concerne la foi, il faut du courage pour emprunter un chemin autre que les chemins traditionnels proposés par les églises dominantes.

À Bruxelles, nous pouvons saluer certaines personnes qui ont osé emprunter une voie différente.
Elles ont choisi d’emprunter la Voie de Dieu, préparée par le maître nazaréen et ses apôtres, et qui a été tracée par leurs disciples également en Belgique.

Avec ceux qui ont commencé le pèlerinage en Belgique,
trois ont maintenant choisi de faire ce grand pas
et d’entrer dans les eaux qui peuvent les laver de leurs péchés antérieurs.

C’est dans la joie et l’attente que nous attendons leur baptême le dimanche 5 mai.