Thursday, April 26, 2001
Thursday, April 26, 2001
He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you
persecute me?"
The ninth chapter of Acts begins this way: "But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the
disciples of the Lord went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues at
Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them
bound to Jerusalem."
The name Saul of Tarsus struck fear into the hearts of the members of the early Christian
community. Saul was fanatical in his hatred for those who served Christ.
But this man of violence was struck down by a vision--a vision of Christ asking, "Saul, Saul, why
do you persecute me?"
This is also a question for us. In what ways do we persecute Christ?
(Acts 9:4
NRSV)
The book of Acts contains the most famous conversion in history, the conversion of St. Paul.
Dear God, my head is bowed to seek cleansing for my sins in persecuting Christ. Please forgive
me. Amen.
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