{"id":125400,"date":"2026-03-17T15:18:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/?p=125400"},"modified":"2026-03-18T21:24:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T21:24:43","slug":"rhythms-melodies-images-encounters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/rhythms-melodies-images-encounters\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhythms and melodies carry images of encounters\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-purple-eyebrow\">Perspectives \u2014&nbsp;Germany&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How the music of world gatherings enriches my church&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ever since a camp counsellor at a children\u2019s camp taught me my first guitar chords many, many years ago, music has been a part of my life. I also enjoy meeting Christians from other cultural backgrounds.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have now&nbsp;participated&nbsp;in four&nbsp;global&nbsp;Assemblies of Mennonite World Conference. I am amazed at how our shared faith brings diversity to life in unity. The Japanese blessing song&nbsp;\u201c<em>Kirisuto&nbsp;no&nbsp;heiwa&nbsp;ga<\/em>\u201d&nbsp;has found a permanent place in my heart, as have the Latin American&nbsp;\u201c<em>Adorad&nbsp;a Jesus<\/em>\u201d&nbsp;and the English song&nbsp;\u201cWay Maker.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rhythms and melodies carry images of encounters and feelings of joy and closeness within me.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My guitar and I were invited to be part of the international band at the&nbsp;monumental&nbsp;service&nbsp;commemorating&nbsp;the 500th anniversary of the Anabaptists in Zurich. Mutual respect motivated us to learn the different musical styles typical of the songs.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the joint rehearsals and at the service, I felt a piece of heaven with us. A global community&nbsp;celebrated&nbsp;our worshipful God in different languages and musical expressions.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>World Community Sunday&nbsp;is one of the occasions when songs of the global family can unfold their unifying power. I am happy to share&nbsp;my own&nbsp;stories of encounters from Indonesia, USA,&nbsp;Paraguay&nbsp;and India.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By practicing the songs in their original language, we feel a special closeness to the worldwide family.&nbsp;The German lyrics make aspects of our shared faith audible.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this&nbsp;moment, I am preparing for the CMERK*&nbsp;in May of this year in the Netherlands. In addition to European songs, we will also use this opportunity to sing songs from the MWC Assemblies.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With songs like&nbsp;\u201c<em>Ewe Tina<\/em>\u201d&nbsp;and&nbsp;\u201c<em>Hakuna&nbsp;Akaita&nbsp;Sa Jesu<\/em>\u201d&nbsp;we like to inspire people to&nbsp;participate&nbsp;in the next MWC Assembly&nbsp;that&nbsp;is projected to be&nbsp;in Africa&nbsp;in 2028. That would be my hope. Because these songs unfold their healing and joy-inspiring spirit&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;of course&nbsp;\u2013 in the global community.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">*CMERK, a regional gathering for all European Mennonite churches is a combination of two names for the event: <strong>C<\/strong>onf\u00e9rence\u00a0<strong>M<\/strong>ennonite\u00a0<strong>E<\/strong>urop\u00e9enne\u00a0(French) +\u00a0<strong>M<\/strong>ennonitische\u00a0<strong>E<\/strong>urop\u00e4ische\u00a0<strong>R<\/strong>egionale <strong>K<\/strong>onferenz\u00a0(German).The event will be held on 14-17\u00a0May\u00a02026 in the\u00a0Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/36372832735_2b83912fae_o-copy-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125355 size-full lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/36372832735_2b83912fae_o-copy-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/36372832735_2b83912fae_o-copy-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/36372832735_2b83912fae_o-copy-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/36372832735_2b83912fae_o-copy-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/36372832735_2b83912fae_o-copy.jpg 1330w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 771px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 771\/1024;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Wilhelm Unger&nbsp;is&nbsp;pastor&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;Mennonite&nbsp;churches&nbsp;in Friedelseim and Limburgerhof-Kohlhof&nbsp;(part&nbsp;of&nbsp;MWC&nbsp;member&nbsp;church&nbsp;Arbeitsgemeinschaft Mennonitischer Gemeinden in Deutschland)&nbsp;in Germany.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fc4fd283 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-magenta-background-color has-background has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/resources\/courier-2026-41-1\/\">This article first appeared in<br>Courier \/ Correo \/ Courrier, volume 41, number 1<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag has-link-color wp-elements-4795dccc25dd561b10d5c166c095ced0 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-gray-color has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/tag\/courier\/\" rel=\"tag\">Courier<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/tag\/europe\/\" rel=\"tag\">Europe<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/tag\/solidarity-through-music\/\" rel=\"tag\">solidarity through music<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have now\u00a0participated\u00a0in four\u00a0global\u00a0Assemblies of Mennonite World Conference. 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