Conversion Is Possible

Our 700th Slice of Daily Bread. Fittingly on the day which concludes the Christian Unity Octave and is the Conversion of St. Paul, we see evidences globaly, that conversion is possible. A stauch opponent of "The Way", Saul of Tarsus was determined to stamp out this threat to his beloved Judaism and was a major persecutor of Jews who followed Jesus. Yet, a complete turn around in his life resulted from his personal encounter with Jesus on the Road to Damascus. Over the weekend, hundreds of thousands of people walked in Washington, San Francisco, Paris, to name a few cities, to call for a change of heart regarding the unborn, the disabled, and the elderly. In Washington alone, it is estimated that more than 400,000 people, of all ages, but mostly young, showed their desire for the end of legalized abortion. People from Australia and Germany flew in to support the March, and workers from the Russell Senate Office Building stood on their balconies with "thumbs up". Conversion does not always take place as dramatically as it did for Saul, but even in his case, he was blinded for three days, and after receiving back his sight, went into retreat for two or three years before beginning his heroic career as Apostle of the Gentiles. The movement for Christian Unity has been "in the works" for a hundred years, but slowly unity is coming about. Certainly the Marchers of all faiths gathered on the Mall or in front of the Supreme Court were united in their belief in the power of prayer and the power of the people to effect change, conversion. Significantly, at the head of the March were two Jewish Rabbis. Stories told by women who had had abortions, or doctors who performed them but were now "pro-life" gave confidence to the Marchers that these efforts of prayer and visibile unity are effective tools in fighting for Life.
Bro. Rene