St. Paul's Life TeachesThe feast of the Conversion of St. Paul is a wonderful reminder to you and me that God in his infinite goodness never gives up on us. Paul's conversion may have been a rather quick metanoia. Ours, in most cases, however, seem to be a change that requires some process, some ups and downs, some questioning. How many times, however, during that process do we weaken in our resolve to change? How difficult does it seem when we really are not getting our way or even what we think is best? Change, especially conforming our life to the plan God has for us is usually a lengthy process ... primarily because we are so often overwhelmed by ego-driven ideas or desires. Imagine the scoundrel that St. Paul was. Despite his history, we would call it a criminal record in today's world, God called Paul to be one of the two greats from among the people who came forward from the beginning days of our Church.
