In the period from the Resurrection to Pentecost, the Sunday Epistle readings tell us of a community of believers that were so totally devoted to God that their life together was charged by the power of the Holy Spirit. They prayed and served together in true Christian fellowship, loving each other and sharing their lives with one another. Those with more shared with those who had less, and people related in ways that blurred the lines of gender, race and culture. Unbelievers coming into contact with this community of believers saw a vision of life that was so dynamic that they could not resist it. We read in Acts 2:47 that “the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.” This is the Church that we as Orthodox Christians claim to be.
- From outreach@goarch.org
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