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Our God is a God of surprises who often works in unexpected ways to bring his saving truth to his people.
To carry out his plans, he needs disciples who are courageous, creative, and filled with faith. In the ninth century, God chose two such men—Cyril and Methodius—to bring the good news of Jesus Christ to the Slavonic people in their own language. Although they would have preferred to stay in their monastery, these men followed God’s call with a burning zeal. Their mission would have a profound impact on the Slavic nations, both culturally and spiritually, and they would eventually become known as the Apostles to the Slavs.
Cyril and Methodius were brothers and monks. Because Slavs had taken up residence outside their city of Thessalonica many years before, they were familiar with Slavonic. They were the perfect choice for a missionary outreach to Moravia, a formerly pagan nation outside the Holy Roman and Byzantine empires that had recently…
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