Good morning. The last we saw of Saul/Paul was in conjunction with the stoning of Stephen. I  don’t know how much later this was. Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest, and asked for letters from him to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. As he was approaching the city, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him; and he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, why are you persecuting Me? Who are you, Lord? I am Jesus whom you are persecuting, but get up and enter the city, and it will be told to you what you must do. The men with him heard the voice but did not see anyone. He could not see, and the men with him led him by hand into the city. He was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank. There was a disciple in the city named Ananias; The Lord said to him get up and go to the street called Straight (it went straight through the city without any curves), and inquire at the house of Judas for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. The Jews prayed a lot, so this did not mean necessarily that Saul was saved. 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. And of course Ananias said, You better believe I will. Just like we would say, he said, Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he did to Your Saints at Jerusalem. (in other words, You don’t know what you’re talking about). And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on Your name. And God said, you are so right – My bad! No He didn’t; but we will have to wait till next time to find out what He really did say. Help this to be a great day for the reader. Help him/her to see You more clearly and to hear from Your voice today.

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