Then after three years
I went to Jerusalem,
to visit Cephas,
– I stayed with him for fifteen days,
and I did not see another of the apostles
except Jacob ( James) the brother of the Lord.
And in what I am writing to you,
– look here –
before God,
I am not lying!
Then I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
I , was unknown,
by sight,
to the ‘congregations of the Judeans who are in Christ.’
But they were only hearing:
‘The one who once was persecuting us
now preaches the Faith,
which once he ravaged’,
– and they were glorifying God because of me.
Lord God,
your feed us with the living bread from heaven.
You renew our faith
increase our hope
and strengthen our love.
Teach us to hunger for Christ
who is the true and living bread
and live by every word that comes from your mouth,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.