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This expect this post may make some people very angry. I thought this over before posting it … for a couple hours. I decided to take the plunge. I am not afraid of being despised for this.
I am of the opinion that we need to seriously, fervently and vigorously pray for the conversion of Osama bin Laden to the Catholic faith.
Saul of Tarsus persecuted and killed Christians. He was zealous about it, too. Osama bin Laden reminds me of a modern-day Saul of Tarsus.
I ask myself, if Saul of Tarsus were alive today, what kind of person might he be like? To be honest, the first person that comes to mind is Osama bin Laden. (That is, before Saul saw the light).
God acted upon Saul of Tarsus DIRECTLY, invoking a serious change of heart and conversion. Saul repented and became one of the most active and zealous laborers in the Lord’s vineyard, one of the best disciples of Christ that has ever lived. St. Paul is one of the greatest of all the saints, and he wrote, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, nearly half of the New Testament!
If God were to convert Osama bin Laden to Catholicism, he might choose to apply his natural zeal and fervor towards the right path to God, and in the process, take several million of his Muslim followers with him.
I still think it is possible to save Osama’s soul. If he could be converted to the truth—just imagine what he’d do. Half the Muslims would become Catholic OVERNIGHT if Osama embraced Catholicism and started preaching the gospel.
It would be nothing short of GLORIOUS!!! I get tears in my eyes at imagining such a wonderous thing.
I am praying that Osama be knocked off his horse, shown the light, and flooded with so much grace that it would be impossible for Osama to refuse God’s love. I welcome all of you to join me. Pray for Osama’s FIAT!
I think there’s still hope for him.
Plus, I also had the thought that—perhaps—some of the early Christians brought about the conversion of Saul of Tarsus through prayer. I also wonder if—perhaps—one of those early Christians was The Blessed Virgin Mary herself. I imagine that she would have prayed for the conversion of Saul. There would be no shame in invoking her as Intercessory in this matter, too.
On the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said that we should love our enemies and to do good to those that hurt us. It’s not always easy to follow these words. Some here on this forum may have even lost loved ones at the action of this man, Osama bin Laden.
But what greater act of love could there be than praying for the salvation/conversion of this modern-day Saul of Tarsus?
And we should continue to pray for him despite any future terror attacks he thrusts upon us in the future. We should continue to pray for his salvation all the way up to his very last breath and our own.
God bless!
I am of the opinion that we need to seriously, fervently and vigorously pray for the conversion of Osama bin Laden to the Catholic faith.
Saul of Tarsus persecuted and killed Christians. He was zealous about it, too. Osama bin Laden reminds me of a modern-day Saul of Tarsus.
I ask myself, if Saul of Tarsus were alive today, what kind of person might he be like? To be honest, the first person that comes to mind is Osama bin Laden. (That is, before Saul saw the light).
God acted upon Saul of Tarsus DIRECTLY, invoking a serious change of heart and conversion. Saul repented and became one of the most active and zealous laborers in the Lord’s vineyard, one of the best disciples of Christ that has ever lived. St. Paul is one of the greatest of all the saints, and he wrote, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, nearly half of the New Testament!
If God were to convert Osama bin Laden to Catholicism, he might choose to apply his natural zeal and fervor towards the right path to God, and in the process, take several million of his Muslim followers with him.
I still think it is possible to save Osama’s soul. If he could be converted to the truth—just imagine what he’d do. Half the Muslims would become Catholic OVERNIGHT if Osama embraced Catholicism and started preaching the gospel.
It would be nothing short of GLORIOUS!!! I get tears in my eyes at imagining such a wonderous thing.
I am praying that Osama be knocked off his horse, shown the light, and flooded with so much grace that it would be impossible for Osama to refuse God’s love. I welcome all of you to join me. Pray for Osama’s FIAT!
I think there’s still hope for him.
Plus, I also had the thought that—perhaps—some of the early Christians brought about the conversion of Saul of Tarsus through prayer. I also wonder if—perhaps—one of those early Christians was The Blessed Virgin Mary herself. I imagine that she would have prayed for the conversion of Saul. There would be no shame in invoking her as Intercessory in this matter, too.
On the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said that we should love our enemies and to do good to those that hurt us. It’s not always easy to follow these words. Some here on this forum may have even lost loved ones at the action of this man, Osama bin Laden.
But what greater act of love could there be than praying for the salvation/conversion of this modern-day Saul of Tarsus?
And we should continue to pray for him despite any future terror attacks he thrusts upon us in the future. We should continue to pray for his salvation all the way up to his very last breath and our own.
God bless!
Osama bin Laden does need prayed for.
Why should you be despised for wanting the best for your brother…however sinful he may be? Thank YOU for the suggestion. What we need to pray for is Osama’s conversion of heart which precedes any conversion. We pray for those who are in most need of God’s Mercy. That they may have a real conversion of the heart. Amen.