Reflection on the Conversion of St Paul

Conversion of St Paul

Lord, there are moments when I am on the road to
Damascus, all certain and self-confident, espousing a
cause. When others are at the knife edge of my tongue.

Lord, there are moments when I have fallen, when all my
certainty is lost. When my values are threatened and
confidence is gone. When I can hardly see through
swollen eyes.

Lord, there are moments of surrender, when others must
lead me. Smaller people than myself, a foot soldier, an
office worker, a messenger like Ananias.

And because of them, there are moments, Lord, when
things swell together in the refreshing waters of renewal,
as my life is whole once again. Moments when I am being
led by you – when the scales are lifted, and the road to
Damascus becomes my road to freedom.

May the light which shone so blindingly
On the road to Damascus
Shine brightly on the road on which we journey
As pilgrims and citizens,
So that we may rise
From the present,
With God’s vision of the future.