Sunday we worshipped with 5,000 mostly young people (under thirty) in the small village of Taize, France. Young people come from all over the world to this place to experience spiritual renewal. They spend as much as a week here, and many of them camp In tents nearby. . .The Taize community is served by monastic brothers from the Catholic, Anglican and Reformed traditions. It was so encouraging to worship with so many youth who are serious about living out their faith! It was truly a Pentecostal event in that we worshiped in about 6 languages. Taize music is very contemplative and worshipful - we have used several of their songs in worship at MPC.
Right next to Taize are the remains of the greatest monastic settlement in the Middle Ages: The abbey of Cluny. Here once stood the largest church in Europe, second only to St. Peter's in Rome. Sadly, it was almost completely destroyed during the French Revolution. All that remains is a large tower and a few ruins here and there. The church occupied the center gap in this picture, stretching beyond the small building in the middle:
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