Conversion of
Paul
Change
… Now as he was going
along and approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you
persecute me?” He asked, “Who are you, Lord?” The reply came, “I am Jesus, whom
you are persecuting. But get up and enter the city, and you will be told what
you are to do.”
[The men who were
traveling with him stood speechless because they heard the voice but saw no one.
Saul got up from the ground, and though his eyes were open, he could see
nothing; so they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. For three
days he was without sight, and neither ate nor drank.
Now there was a disciple
in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” He
answered, “Here I am, Lord.” The Lord said to him, “Get up and go to the street
called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man of Tarsus named Saul.
At this moment he is praying, and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias
come in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight.” … So
Ananias went and entered the house. He laid his hands on Saul and said, “Brother
Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on your way here, has sent me so that
you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” And immediately
something like scales fell from his eyes, and his sight was restored.
…
Acts 9:1-6
(7-20)
WEST,
Benjamin
Conversion of St.
Paul
Detail from right
panel
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mharrsch/2400828023/in/set-72157594331906518/
American, active England,
1738 – 1820
Oil on canvas,
1786
Dallas Museum of
Art, gift
of Mrs. Beatrice M. Haggerty
This altarpiece depicts
the conversion of St. Paul, one of the fathers of the Christian church.
Previously an avid persecutor of Christians, Saul—as he was originally known—was
struck by temporary blindness while en route to the city of Damascus. Upon
regaining his sight, he changed his name to Paul and became a Christian, going
on to become one of the major authors of the New Testament. This painting served
as a model for a painted glass window in St. Paul's Cathedral in Birmingham,
England. It is the earliest and smallest of two versions of the subject by
Benjamin West. He painted a later, sketchier treatment in response to the
acclaim with which this altarpiece was greeted when it was exhibited in London
at the Royal Academy.
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Be not angry that you
cannot make others as you wish them to be,
since you cannot make
yourself as you wish to be.
~ Thomas à
Kempis
Conversion is not
implanting eyes, for they exist already;
but giving them a right
direction, which they have not.
~
Plato
Maui was
wonderful!!!
We loved …
the beaches and water and
surfers and canoers …
Vicki on a
beach.
Vicki on
another beach!
The palms and flowers
…
Sailing and a little
snorkeling …
Carolyn, Brian, Vicki
(throwing a kiss to Brian)
The whales
…
We asked them politely to
breach for us, but they wouldn’t do it …
The wonderful aquarium and
restaurants and fruits …
Transparent
jellyfish
The sunsets
…
From our balcony
…
AND … a special treat was
attending an
Easter Sunday service
…
A cross decorated with
flowers
The ukuleles and hula
dancers in church were wonderful!
Singing was in both
English and Hawaiian.
A true
delight!
I believe that a man is
converted when first he hears the low,
vast murmur of life, of
human life,
troubling his hitherto
unconscious self.
~ D.H.
Lawrence
April 18,
2010 Third Sunday of Easter
Previous OPQs may be found
at:
http://www.dotjack.com/opq.htm
17He said to him the third
time, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter felt hurt because he said to
him the third time, "Do you love me?" And he said to him, "Lord, you know
everything; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my
sheep."
John
21:1-19
Agnus Day,
by
James Wetzstein
Agnus Day appears with the
permission of www.agnusday.org
Acts 9:1-6, (7-20)
Psalm 30
Revelation 5:11-14
John 21:1-19