roughly translated
Offensichtlich waren wir heute morgen von dem Bedürfnis nach Frömmigkeit affiziert. Deshalb starten wir ausnahmsweise mit zwei Bildern, die eher weniger mit Essen zu tun haben: St. Johannis an diesem Ort einmal von außen und dann ein Detail der Kanzel (nein, ich werde nicht die heutige Predigt kommentieren, obwohl heute einiges sehr unerwartet kurios ablief; aber es hat sich schließlich eingebürgert, daß es hier an Sonntagen vornehmlich um’s Essen geht).
Wir waren heute anspruchslos, ein Hähnchen, gebraten auf Butterschmalz mit Thymian, Rosmarin und Majoran, dazu Blumenkohl, das war es eigentlich, ach so, ich hatte mir noch ein Kartoffelgratin gemacht. Überraschenderweise war wohl alles gelungen.
Obviously we were affected this morning by the need for some piety. Therefore this time we’ll start with two images which are rather less related to food: St. John's here first from the outside and then a detail of the pulpit (no, I will not comment on today's sermon or the service in general, though some very unexpectedly curious things happened, but since it become somehow a tradition we only talk about food on Sundays here…).
We were modest today: a chicken, roasted on butter with thyme, rosemary and oregano, served with cauliflower, that’s it actually, ah, I added a potato gratin for me. Surprisingly everything came out pretty well.
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It all looks great. (Although I notice that you're keeping the gratin to yourself — the main course is tempting enough without adding it to the view, I gather.)
I don't know if it's fair to tell us something strange happened and not tell us what it was, but it's your blog, and you decide.
Can you tell us the meaning of the title under the image on the pulpit? It seems to say, "Verra Chryst," but I can't figure out what that means. The relief image of Jesus holding the orb doesn't clarify it for me. Does the passage quoted above the image relate to it?
Thank you! You can see a little piece of the gratin on the left side of the 3rd picture. No it’s not fair, but it needs too much explanation and maybe it comes out wrong, but I will try it a bit. After service I met completely unexpected an acquaintance I know since 30 years I think. He was once a prosecutor in the former state here. He’s now a lawyer, he has baptized recently, and his son is studying theology. And we had a nice and profound conversation about the concept of the Trinity and the Katechon from 2 Thessalonians 2:6-7. I said somewhat joking referring to 1806 and the end of the Holy Roman Empire: Indeed since then, things have become worse and worse.
The quote above the image means John 6:44: “No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.” The pulpit is from 1588 and an interesting piece of art I should make an extra post about. Indeed it’s Christ, on both sides are the evangelists (quotes there are related to their gospel), and this "Verra Chryst" is harder than expected to explain. I have even called our pastor, without result, but sometimes I meet his predecessor. All quotes are in German in abbreviated notation. Maybe only this was meant in Latin. I will continue my tries to find it out.
Thanks for the explanations. That must have been an enjoyable conversation (and good fun to relate 1806 to the scripture).
Don't trouble yourself too much over the pulpit. It would be interesting from a linguistic point of few to know what Verra Chryst is an abbreviation for. Apparently the figure of Christ is intended to show him as the one to whom will come those whom the Father calls.
Thanks again for your response.
Well, it wasn't only fun, because you know one interpretation of 2 Thessalonians 2:6 has been applied to the Roman Empire or later the Holy Roman Empire, the idea, that a certain state of human order could holding back chaos; it's thought-provoking. And about the "Verra Chryst" abbreviation, I'll try to find out.
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