A thank you to the generations

For the last time, I had the privilege of being present at the privilege of being there with the "hat" of a father. I was enormously pleased how appropriately, sensitively and to what a high standard the individual parts of the programme were presented. programme items were presented. An inviting and well presented a well-directed play leading to the theme, a well-founded sermon that is sermon, a time of praise with excellent singers and musicians musicians in an impressive attitude of worship, creative and appropriate use of multimedia, young committed leaders who blessed "their" teens, etc. blessed, etc. Our young people did an excellent job with an exemplary attitude of heart!

On the following Tuesday, twelve of us twelve of us attended the Seniors' Day at Chrischona. Two personal reports revealed what a hopeful attitude to life can achieve. The former National Councillor and President of the Swiss Association of Master Builders Werner Messmer (72) himself sees the danger of becoming increasingly critical in his senior years. For example, in discussions in the Christian community. He advised to be enthusiastic about the common goal and to take on the role of encouragement for the younger people in the congregation. Among other things, he confronted the 700 seniors with the sentence: "It is no longer about us!"

A sentence from our mission statement reads: We build community for the next generation. The Church is the only organisation that does not focus on its members, but on the "not-yet-members". These convictions require a great deal of maturity and selflessness on the part of the long maturity and selflessness.

And that is not in short supply with our older brothers and sisters! Dear people with long life experience, from the bottom of my heart I thank you for being there! You show us what maturity means, you pray for us, you bear with us and encourage us, you lovingly correct us, you finance things that don't even go your way, you are really good role models for us. It is a great privilege that we have you!

Foreword from the seetal chile Poscht 06/19