Moravian Love That Changed the World
In August 1727, a fractured community of religious refugees gathered at Herrnhut, a small estate in Saxony owned by Count Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf. These...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on John 13:31-35.
In August 1727, a fractured community of religious refugees gathered at Herrnhut, a small estate in Saxony owned by Count Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf. These Moravian believers had been bickering for years — divided by doctrine, nationality, and old grudges. They could barely stand to worship together. Then something shifted. During a communion service on August 13, the Holy Spirit fell on that tired, quarrelsome group with such force that eyewitnesses said no one could tell who was weeping more.…
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