the ultimate hunter, he was "No Mercy."
In every city, in every street
he sniffed out followers of Him
where ever they might be
assembled, turned them every way
but loose...;until one day the sun
exploded, much as Saul could tell.
It left him blind and cowdering
beside the road with his stuned friends.
He thought he'd never see again.
The sun, a lightning bolk,
whatever it had been, had Saul's
attention: right there on
the road to Damascus
that boy got religion.
Then the voice, "Saul."
In terror Saul cried out, "Who speaks?"
The answser back, "The one whom you pursue."
And now - get this - the voice gave him
directions to find and listen to a man
named Ananias when he'd arrive,
once his companions guided him
into the city. From that day forth,
Saul's life was changed. Big time.
From zealot to advocate,
from Saul to Paul who traveled wide throughout
the land, all over teaching
in the temples and the synagogues,
exhorting all to follow what he taught to them
of the Master and his lessons.
Now there's a turn-around:
from hunter to healer,
from Pariah nearly to Massiah,
from bringer of disaster
to preacher for the Master.
I guess if I had seen the sun
explode and leave me blinded, I'd
be listening to the voice,
and I'd pay real good attention,
for I'd be changed too...Big Time.