In Him we live and move and have our being.--St. Paul, Acts 17:28
St. Paul had a way with words. He was truly a poet and loved poetry. He was well acquainted with Plato and Socrates. He was also either an athlete or a fan of athletics. He often compared this life with God to a race. He would probably be a fan of ESPN were he walking the earth today. St. Paul wrote most of the New Testament. His letters were often used in the Mass by the early Church. This played a huge role in them being included in the New Testament canon at the Synod of Hippo in 393 A.D. His words were always reliable to the Apostles teaching, and inspiring beyond compare. Isn't it something that he appears in scripture first as a killer of Christians? He was the authority who approved the stoning of Stephen. Now, he and St. Stephen are gazing upon the Trinity together. St. Paul, please pray for us as we hopefully learn to give ourselves even a little like you did. Pray for us that we would give everything we are and have to Jesus. And St. Paul, please praise Him for us in this moment.
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