Christ Jesus, align my passions with your Passion.

2 Samuel 1:1-27
 
In his zeal for God, Saul of Tarsus hunted and killed Christians – until Jesus appeared to him and converted (turned around) Saul’s passions to bring them in line with his own Passion. Then Saul, re-named St. Paul, became a zealous, fearless and committed apostle of Jesus Christ. What are my passions? Are they aligned with my own ideals and self-indulgence, or with the will of God?  Am I willing to undergo conversion like Saul of Tarsus to become a passionate follower of Christ like St. Paul, the evangelist? Christ Jesus, align my passions with your Passion.

I live by faith in the Son of God, who has loved me and given himself up for me. (Galatians 2:20)

Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us. 
Ephesians 5:1-2 
 
Soli gloriam dei .