Johannes Hempel

Journals of Brother Roger of Taizé

History & Biography

“Brother Roger came twice to Dresden for a prayer with young people and he stayed at my home. The Kreuzkirche was filled to overflowing, and other churches too. It was a profound moment of hope for many young people, right in the midst of the era of the German Democratic Republic. His spiritual openness to the will of God and God’s commandments also remains unforgettable. . . . What a life in the footsteps of Christ!”