Praise for the light from heavenAnd for the voice of awe;
Praise for the glorious vision
The persecutor saw.
O Lord, for Paul's conversion,
We bless Your name today;
Come shine within our darkness,
And guide us on our way. (LSB 517:12)
O God, who through the preaching of the blessed Apostle St. Paul has caused the light of the Gospel to shine to the Gentile world, give us grace ever to joy in the saving light of Thy Gospel and to spread it to the uttermost parts of the earth; through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord. (TLH)
"This, then, is the account of Paul's conversion, a truly wonderful story! It demonstrates for us the wondrous working of our Lord God as he converts this foremost persecutor of Christ and his church, and out of a wolf makes a gentle lamb for our salvation's sake and consolation, so that we heathen might acquire a truly great master and teacher. Let us thank God for such grace with all our hearts!" - Blessed Martin Luther, House Postils 3:273
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