I’m fascinated by St Paul.
He seems to have been a man
who didn’t believe
in doing things by half.

When we first encounter St Paul
in the Acts of the Apostles
he is a man on a mission,
a defender of the Jewish faith.
St Paul is undeniably
deeply committed to his cause
of exterminating Christianity
and Christians.

And it is this staunch enemy of Christianity,
this persecutor of Christians,
that Jesus selects
to become a great missionary,
someone who would spread Christianity
around the world.

Such an unlikely choice
and such a clever one!
St Paul’s motto could well have been
“If something’s worth doing,
it’s worth doing well!”
St Paul now begins to work
night and day
to spread the Christian faith
that he had previously been determined
to destroy.

It makes me wonder
what God sees in each one of us?
God sees the potential
in everyone
and never dismisses anyone
as being a lost cause.
The question we need to ask ourselves is –
do we?

© Claire Murray, 6th May 2017