ACC ~ Acts 9 v8

BLINDNESS LEADS TO SIGHT. BEDE: By no means would he have been able to see well again unless he had first been fully blinded. Also, when he had rejected his own wisdom, which was confusing him, he could commit himself totally to faith. COMMENTARY ON THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES 9.8.

THE INJURY WAS FOR GOOD. EPHREM THE SYRIAN: [Saul’s] impairment did not [result] from our compassionate Lord, who spoke humbly there. Rather, [it was the result] of the intense light that shone intensely here. This light was not a punishment that befell Paul on account of the things he had done. It injured him with the intensity of its rays, as he himself said. HOMILY ON OUR LORD 26.2.

ENCOUNTER WITH CHRIST. AMBROSE: Although he saw nothing when his eyes were opened, still he saw Christ. And it was fitting that he saw Christ present and also heard him speaking. That overshadowing is not the overshadowing of blindness by grace. Indeed, it is said to Mary, “The Holy Spirit shall come upon you, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow you.”ON THE PATRIARCHS 12.58.

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