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Monday, April 13, 2026

On the Dusty Road to Damascus



On the dusty road to Damascus 

The Aramean "pearl of the East"

Praised for its forests so lush

There traveled Saul a Pharisee


Saul, who raged in fury night and day

Held in his hand authority to fight

And kill all who belonged to "the Way"

Meaning any who followed Christ


He the zealous persecutor

Of the followers of Christ

Had approved the stoning of Stephen

Boy, was he in for a surprise


He watched for the occasional stone

As at the tall grass he looked around

Suddenly a bright light shone

Blinding him. He fell to the ground 


From the brightness came a voice

Why are you persecuting me?" it said

What? Jesus was the Lord of all, choice?

He had helped and rejoiced when He was dead!


Surely he thought, "I am dead!" as terror filled his heart 

From darkness into Light Saul asked what he should do

His place among the followers, he fasted and prayed to start

Then received the gift of Holy Ghost and saw anew


The blind can be pricked to see

And find all they'd been missing

The Lord erases sin and fear

Repent and "Be of good cheer"


Acts 22

Watch this video the church made and look at Saul receiving a blessing.  Beautiful

Acts 22 watch this video made by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPlez-rwhKY&t=6s 1 Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you. 2 (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,) 3 I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day. 4 And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. 5 As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished. 6 And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me. 7 And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest. 9 And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me. 10 And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do. 11 And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus. 12 And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there, 13 Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him. 14 And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth. 15 For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.







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