The Sixth Day of Christmas: "Fear not!"

Dear fellow pilgrim,

How are you doing today on your journey? We are almost midway! Soon we arrive at the threshold where the old and the new year meet!

I always arrive somewhat worn down, with some regret in my pockets. Really, are we already there? Is this year already over? There are so many projects I wanted to get done! So many things not finished yet!

And then, there are the angels from the Christmas story: Fear not, they sing into my worries, Fürchte Dich nicht!

Denn Dir ist heute ein Heiland geboren. A Savior is born for you, a healer is given …

“Fear not...”

O dear friends, healing is what my heart longs for, and often I wish it comes once and for all. And then, the 12 Days of Christmas invite us on a journey to be reminded that the Divine does not come once and for all but knocks tenderly at our door, always again, in search of a dwelling place. Here, right here in the unrest of my heart, somewhat worn down by family worries, but also retreating into the beauty of the landscape of…