Fear gripped him,
Based on rumor and report of Stephen's death.
But he sought his God.
And God's command was firm:
Go, then, and find him;
He is mine;
His work before him,
And his sufferings, too.
Go, heal him.
Ananias went,
And Saul was healed.
So when I see my brother men,
Intransigent, aggressive, full of hate,
Unyielding to my human sense of love,
I'll think of that courageous man and say:
The Christ is there, on the Damascus road.
