Live on the few words of Jesus, let them be enough for you! Move them in your heart! They are like sparks from eternity that never stop burning in you. They dig into your life, glow through and warm it, so that it becomes eternity.

— Hanna Hümmer (1910–1977), Musikerin, Autorin geistlicher Schriften, Mitgründerin der Communität Christusbruderschaft Selbitz

Topics: The Bible & the Word of God, Growth & Character

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Hanna Hümmer

Hanna Hümmer (1910–1977) war eine deutsche Musikerin, geistliche Autorin und Mitbegründerin der evangelischen Communität Christusbruderschaft in Selbitz. Als langjährige geistliche Leiterin der Bruderschaft prägte sie die Erneuerung verbindlichen klösterlichen Lebens im Protestantismus durch Gebet, Stille und Bibelmeditation. Bibellesern begegnet sie heute vor allem durch ihre kontemplativen Texte, Lieder und Andachten, die zu einer meditativen Schriftbetrachtung anleiten.

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