Taizé services are named from the place in which they were conceived by a monastic community of brothers in Taizé, France. Taizé services are usually characterized by three things: song, readings, and meditation. Short songs, often in the form of a single, simple refrain, are repeated over and over, similar to a mantra. It is a simple, meditative form of worship, calling us to dwell deeply on God’s presence around and within us. The emphasis of this sort of service is to help participants “experience” God through sensory-focused music and singing focused on our Lent theme of homecoming.
