Here’s
a dialogue between Saul before his conversion on the Damascus Road and
afterward (as Paul). It was written by
Roddy Hamilton, and posted on Mucky Paws.
Dialogue between Saul and Paul
(inspired by the
events in Acts 9)
I
am Saul
I am Paul
I
am passionate about my faith
I am passionate about
my faith
I
will work tirelessly for what I believe in
and
I recognize that may hurt others
in
order to keep the faith
I will work
tirelessly for my beliefs too
and I also recognize
that doing so can hurt others
but living the faith
is never going to be easy
I
have made a choice to put myself on the line for my faith
and
if those who are out to destroy the faith get in the way,
then
I will move them out the way
I have made a choice
to put myself on the line for my faith
and will continue to
do so
even in the face of
those who want to move me out the way
I
am Saul
I am Paul
Faith
is everything to me.
It
must be kept true at all costs.
It
is too vital to my culture,
my
traditions and how I understand life
Faith is everything
to me.
It must stand true at
all costs.
It is too vital for
the Good News
for traditions and
culture to stand in the way
of this new
understanding of life
I
will seek out those who destroy the faith
I will seek out those
who limit the faith
I
will keep our borders pure
and
our traditions clean from contamination
I will cross every
border
and welcome in Jew
and Gentile, slave and free
I
am Saul
I am Paul
I
will work for the authorities
I will work for Jesus
Christ
I
will hold tight to the church
I will break open the
church
I
will keep the faith pure
I will keep the faith
growing
I
will be the death of Christianity
And I will be its
life
I
am Saul
I am Paul
~
written by Rev. Roddy Hamilton, Minister of New Kilpatrick Church. Posted on the Church of Scotland’s Starters for Sunday website. http://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/worship/starters_for_sunday/
