St. Paul’s Cycle of Prayer – 

Friday – Daughters of the King, Brotherhood of St. Andrew, Marthas, worship volunteers (acolytes, ushers and greeters, chalice bearers) and all over volunteer groups who work so tirelessly and joyfully for the Kingdom of God and the Body of Christ at St. Paul’s.

(Click Prayer Instructions for ways to say the Daily Offices online)

Today we read the beginning of the 8th chapter of Acts, the conversion of St. Paul. What a great lesson for us. He was an intense and productive persecutor of the early Christians, his zeal as one schooled in the Jewish faith led him to not tolerate any so called Messiahs….until the only Messiah struck him blind on the road to Damascus. From there he was led to a believer who took care of him, and eventually Saul-who-Jesus-renamed-Paul became a champion for Christ and the greatest missionary ever.

The lesson – keep praying for those who don’t know Christ, even our enemies, even those who persecute us. To quote the Presiding Bishop Elect, Michael Curry, in his sermon today – God is not done with them yet!

Nor is God done with you.