When Bubonic Plague devastated Europe in the mid-1300s Christians demonstrated this same sacrificial love by choosing to remain and care for the sick rather than run to safety. This compassion inspired many people to become Christians and the Church grew exponentially! The resurrection of Jesus made these Christians unafraid to die, which freed them to love their neighbors sacrificially. This week we are reading about many things being cancelled out of an “abundance of caution.” But all 10 Highrock churches around Greater Boston will be switching to virtual services starting this Sunday for a different reason: an abundance of love.ĭuring the pandemics that swept the Roman Empire during the 2nd and 3rd centuries, while civic leaders and even medical professionals fled for the countryside to protect themselves, Christians remained in the cities to care for the sick and dying.
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