Gospel Mark 16:15-18
Jesus appeared to the Eleven and said to them: "Go into the whole
world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature. Whoever believes and is
baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned. These signs
will accompany those who believe: in my name they will drive out demons, they
will speak new languages. They will pick up serpents with their hands, and if
they drink any deadly thing, it will not harm them. They will lay hands on the
sick, and they will recover."
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Reflection:
Sometimes it’s hard to believe how a persecutor of Jesus becomes a
follower of Jesus. Often times we are skeptical about them, we don’t believe
that they’ve turned a new page in their lives. But nothing is impossible for
Jesus; He can do miracles in our lives He can convert us to become His
followers.
Today is the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul. Saul who became Paul
is a former persecutor of Jesus and the church that He built. He had nothing
but hatred and scorn for the church and its people until Jesus converted Him.
While he was on a journey going to Damascus he saw a blinding light and
he heard a voice that asked him: “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me (Acts
9:3-4)?” This encounter with Jesus on the road of Damascus was the beginning of
Saul’s conversion and it culminated when he regain his sight.
Everyone of us has a dark past yet the good Lord is always there for us
ever ready to convert us. What He only asks from us is our willingness to leave
behind our sinful lives. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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