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Taize followers plug into God with song, quiet and meditation

If Cass Davies can’t attend her monthly Taizé service, life doesn’t feel quite right.
As soon as she steps into the church, lit with candles and filled with music, she feels tension slip away.

An increasingly popular worship tradition started by a theology student in Taizé, France, services are ecumenical, with meditation, silence, prayers, music and Bible readings.

“It’s a way to plug into God,” Davies said. “I walk out of there feeling so rested. It’s a deep meditation for me. There are no sermons, it’s just between you and God. If I don’t go, I truly miss it.”

Davies attends Taizé prayers at Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church, but services can also be found at Lutheran, Methodist and Catholic churches.

“It’s wonderful to find peace in the midst of stress,” said the Rev. John Price, who started Palmer’s tradition. “That is what Taizé does.”

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/religion/6137274.html

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