Today is the feast day of the conversion of St. Paul. You may remember the famous story of his encounter with Jesus. Well, God knocked him off his horse and struck him blind. Paul heard a voice saying “Saul, Saul, Why do you persecute me?” Paul, who was formerly called Saul, was a Roman who hunted down Christians and killed them for the Roman government. He was a legend in his own time, and feared by Christians. At the same time, a Christian named Ananias heard the voice of God tell him to minister to Saul to get his eyesight back. You can read up on the story here or you can go to the book of Acts in the Bible and read the account at Acts. 22:3-16, or Acts. 9:1-22.