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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

In honor of Count von Zinzendorf





(Zinzendorf monument in Herrnhut, Germany)


















This week marks the 240th anniversary of the death of Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf.

To mark the occasion, here is a prayer from the Book of Common Prayer [I'm sharing it because of the HUGE influence he and the Moravians had on John Wesley]:

"God of life made new in Christ, you call your Church to keep on rising from the dead: We remember before you the bold witness of your servant Nicolaus von Zinzendorf, through whom your Spirit moved to draw many in Europe and the American colonies to faith and conversion of life; and we pray that we, like him, may rejoice to sing your praise, live your love and rest secure in the safekeeping of the Lord; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen."

-The Book of Common Prayer

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