The Worship That Refused to Stop

On August 13, 1727, a fractured community of Moravian refugees gathered for communion in the small village of Herrnhut, Germany. They had been quarreling for months — Lutherans against Reformed, old settlers against newcomers. Count Nikolaus von Zinzendorf had nearly given up on them. But that morning, as bread was broken and wine was shared, something shifted. Witnesses described a sudden, overwhelming awareness of Christ's presence that brought the entire congregation to its knees.…