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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=370470" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Saul turns Paul: The Road to Damascus</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Blinded by a brilliant light, <br>On the road to Damascus, <br>Saul of Tarsus, on horse-back<br>Heard the voice of Jesus Christ: <br>‘Saul Saul, why persecute me? ’<br>‘Who are you? ’ Asked Saul at once.<br>‘I am Jesus Christ and Lord! ’<br>Saul saw Christ in apparition! <br>Others saw the light as well, <br>But couldn’t hear the divine voice! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Hit by the bolt of light from sky, <br>Saul fell from his horse-back to ground; <br>The voice bade him enter city, <br>Where he would be told what to do; <br>For three days, Saul remained just blind<br>And did not eat and drink ever! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Ten years’ younger than Jesus Christ, <br>Saul annihilated Christians<br>Whenever, wherever, he could; <br>He never had seen Jesus Christ.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">A disciple, Ananias<br>Had a vision in Damascus; <br>To go to the house of Judas<br>And to restore the sight of Saul.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Ananias did as he was bade; <br>Something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes; <br>His sight was restored by God’s will<br>Ananias then baptized him; <br>He regained strength after eating; <br>God chose him as His instrument<br>To spread His name among Gentiles! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Cured by Ananias, he was<br>Baptized into Christianity; <br>From Saul of Tarsus, Pharisee, <br>Was born an Apostle of Christ; <br>Paul took his newer Latin name, <br>An ardent Christian, Apostle.<br>From youth, he knew how to make tents! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">His New Testament Epistles<br>Became a founding voice of faith<br>And proved that sins can be absolved<br>Through faith and grace of Jesus Christ! <br>God forgives any sin of man, <br>No matter how grave it could be; <br>Except against Holy Spirit! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Orthodox Hebrew of Tarsus, <br>Saul journeyed to Damascus, <br>To seek and arrest Christians there! <br>Having witnessed Stephen stoned –<br>The first Christian martyr Saint! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Saul repressed disciples of Christ<br>At Jerusalem and elsewhere<br>Arresting and chaining them all, <br>Forcing them into blasphemy! <br>He laid siege to the Church! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Paul learnt the Gospel from no man; <br>It was revealed to him by Christ; <br>The grace of God had chosen him<br>To preach the Gospel to Gentiles; </div><div style="margin:10px 0">To Paul in trance-like state, God spoke<br>And sent him on a mission far<br>To preach the Word to Gentiles all; <br>To open their eyes from darkness to light<br>To turn them away from satan; <br>Receive forgiveness for their sins.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">St. Paul wrote epistles in Greek; <br>He was martyred (beheaded) in Rome.<br>June’08 – Jun’09 is ‘Year of St.Paul! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Copyright by Dr John Celes 7-15-2008</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=John+Celes">John Celes</a><div class=q>
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On the road to Damascus, 
Saul of Tarsus, on horse-back
Heard the voice of Jesus Christ: 
‘Saul Saul, why persecute me? ’
‘Who are you? ’ Asked Saul at once.
‘I am Jesus Christ and Lord! ’
Saul saw Christ..."></div>
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