A group of Christian Community priests from around the world gathered at the Goetheanum last week in celebration of the 100 yr. anniversary of the beginning of The Christian Community. There we gathered to pray, to look back on the last 100 years and to work to perceive what is coming toward us out of the future.

Significant in our meetings was the celebration of the Act of Consecration of Man in many different languages, from English to Korean, and the presence of the Leadership of the Anthroposophical Society worldwide (Vorstand) who were invited to our morning celebrations. This was a healing and a gathering of forces on many levels!

A priest from Ukraine spoke about what the experience is like, living day to day in a war zone. They have gained strength and courage from the daily celebration of the Act of Consecration. We also heard from the priest from Moscow. The Russian Christian Community is also praying and crying over the terrible situation in which they find themselves. They do not support this war.

Patrick Kennedy spoke of the Damascus experience of St. Paul, seeing but not seeing the light which is all around us. And Emma Heirman spoke about our very individual and personal relationship to Christ.

The whole gathering felt like a world-healing. We were a "sea of white" all praying together, representing all of the people in every congregation around the world, facing one altar, one direction, eastward, where the spirit continually speaks to an evolving world.