{"id":330553,"date":"2016-06-30T23:04:54","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T21:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webdev.flars.net\/live-from-munich-1st-day\/"},"modified":"2016-06-30T23:04:54","modified_gmt":"2016-06-30T21:04:54","slug":"live-from-munich-1st-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.together4europe.org\/en\/live-from-munich-1st-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Live from Munich – 1st Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Encounter, reconciliation,\u00a0future. These are the words of the 4th international edition of Together for Europe<\/em>. Since 1999 more than 300 Christian Movements have made a path of reconciliation, mutual understanding and unity from 1999 and 200 of them are present here, at the CircusKrone in Munich from june 30 to july 2, 2016. Today 1.700 people from 40 countries arrived for the Congress of the representatives of the different Movements wishing to give their contribution to today\u2019s european challenges with the Christian values. This morning opening session was entitled: \u201cThe Holy Spirit Works in our Time\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Martin Wagner (YMCA Munich) one of the moderators welcomed everybody: \u201cReconciliation is our keyword, we need it, we want to be ambassadors of reconciliation: we already experienced it. This is our future. Our goals are sharing, working together for unity and above all to give our contribution as christians to all the challenges Europe is facing today\u201d. Then Gerhard Pross (YMCA Esslingen) addressed the 1700 participants: \u201cGod wants us to walk together towards unity\u201d. And card. Walter Kasper (Catholich Church): \u201c500 years of division is enough: we have a commitment to unity, otherwise we betray Jesus. The unity of our Churches is now even more important considering that European unity is in danger\u201d. Bishop Krause (Evangelical Church): in 2007 we, christian movements, committed ourselves for \u201c7 Yeses\u201d and subscribed to the Manifesto for a united Europe: we had a dream, we prayed and hoped and God answered”. And Sr. Lioba Ruprecht: “We need to build the culture of alliance\u201d. Hartmud Steeb of the Evangelical Alliance: \u201cIn the ’90ies we started a common dialogue; God has prayed for our unity: encounter, hope and future are words that will accompany us in the next days\u201d.<\/p>\n

The afternoon was dedicated to 19 forums on social responsibility, integration, economy, ecumenism, pastoral challenges, youth and Europe, marriage and family, reconciliation, evangelization today, and many others.\u00a0Movements and communities have shared experiences, activities and projects, but also faith witnesses. \u201cThe cost and reward of unity, overcoming frictions and conflicts\u201d was well attended and card. Walter Kasper said that one of the main need in the ecumenical movement is forgiveness and reconciliation\u201d.\u00a0“Reconciliation needs hard work\u201d, said Walter Kriechbaum of YMCA Munich, “through reconciliation we will be healed; through reconciliation, we become messengers of unity.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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