St. Paul’ s initial transformation was a dramatic shift from Saul to Paul, from persecutor to believer, from darkness to light. And yet, the scales falling from his eyes was only the beginning: he lived and taught the lesson of transformation for the rest of his life.
In his book, Fr. Cromly reveals the universality and timelessness of St. Paul’ s leadership, what can happen if we let Christ transform our lives, and how we can find guidance from this great saint who is, in fact, much like us. Just a few of the lessons we can learn include:
Five essential questions that help us engage our God-given freedom into actionThe forms of inner paralysis that result from giving in to fear and negativityHow to follow Christ’ s call to love – in whatever state of life we find ourselves in How God meets us where we are broken and weak – and how to be open to it The role of the Holy Spirit in confronting fear and uncertainty St. Paul’ s secret to turning negative circumstances into positive resultsThe redemptive role of the “ daily grind” – and how to use it to glorify God
Paul is the one who dares us to be impactful Christians in an often-perilous world, and who shows us how to transform our fears into courage, our rejections into opportunities, our suffering into grace, and our solitude into union with Christ.
