A stone’s throw from Talabot, the Protestant parish of the Fraternity is known for its unconditional welcome of migrants, attentive to the problems of our time. It has just inaugurated a mural during a service. Faithful to the study of the Bible, the team in charge and its pastor, Iris Reuter, whose teachings are based on hope by proposing a path to achieve it, had to carry out a double action to make the green environment of the temple more radiant. The large wall opposite the entrance, made of dirty gray concrete blocks, needed a makeover, while expressing the meaning that guides the community. People of all ages participated in the creation of a painting, “ Life journey, from shadow to light. During the ceremony, Iris Reuter invited the faithful and visitors to observe carefully this large fresco, itself the result of a journey of reflection and imagination, by adults and children alike. The teenager Luca finds himself in the character from the beginning, who, faced with a large storm cloud, is looking for his way. He hesitates but ends up finding it. Maya, a child, exclaimed: “I like the painting at the end, bright!” The pastor concludes: “This is what makes us live: the spirit of joy, welcome, love and light. Doesn’t our society really need it?”
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