Reflection: The Conversion of Saint Paul...This man is a chosen instrument of Mine

Saul persecuted the Church without mercy. When Jesus came to Saul, from the sky, a light flashed around him. Jesus said, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?" Saul asked who was speaking and the voice said, "I am Jesus, the Nazorean, whom you are persecuting." Saul knew that Jesus had died yet Jesus was speaking to him. Saul was persecuting His followers.

Acts 22:7-8  I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’  I replied, ‘Who are you, sir?’ And he said to me, ‘I am Jesus the Nazorean whom you are persecuting.’

In an instant, Saul was forever changed. Immediately, upon hearing the voice, Saul could not see because He was blinded by the light. His friends led him and he could not see for three days. The Lord gave Saul three days of blindness as He worked on Saul's heart. 

Then the Lord sent Ananias to lay hands on Saul. The Lord said to Ananias, "Go, for this man is a chosen instrument of Mine to carry My Name before Gentiles, kings and Israelites." Acts 3:19 When Ananias laid his hands on Saul, he regained his sight and was baptized. Saul was transformed into Saint Paul because Jesus showered him with His love and mercy. He was the chosen instrument of Jesus.

You are God's chosen instrument, just as Saint Paul. In the darkness of the world today, you will be called to stand up and speak the truth, to be God's witness, to be His instrument. 

When you have an encounter with Jesus, you are always changed. Turn to Jesus and He will restore your soul through the Sacrament of Reconciliation and strengthen you with the Eucharist. Jesus will show you the way. He is the Way and the Truth and the Life. He shines light and scatters the darkness. He gives us the Bread of Life, the Eucharist, to strengthen, heal and nourish us.

Jesus will entrust souls to you, souls He wants you to pray for. 

Offer prayers, fast and make sacrifices for the person you are praying for. Never give up praying for the conversion of a soul. Jesus has entrusted that soul to you and He hears your prayers.