Letters of Love

How did Paul go from the Terror of Tarsus, at least as far as the early Christian churches were concerned, to writing letters of love to them? Of course, we know the answer to that: He met Jesus on the road to Damascus. That dramatic story of a man converted from one path in life to The Way is one we return to often. Paul stopped persecuting the first Christians and became the great apostle; planting new churches, debating the pagan scholars, suffering great persecution and embarking on lengthy sea voyages to spread the good news of Jesus Christ. Oh, and he wrote those great love letters to the churches that we treasure even today almost 2,000 years later.

My story of conversion is not quite so dramatic as far as I can see; yours probably isn't either. But that is based on my worldly vision and yours. Perhaps, from the point of view of our Lord and Savior, our rebirth was far more dramatic, much more difficult for our Lord to effect, and we would go down as one of the stubbornest cases He ever came across, should such stories ever be published in the Chronicle of Heaven. We don't know that, but it could be true. All we need to know is that He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins. And that God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. The Bible, God's love letter to us all!

Bucky