I went up to Jerusalem to get acquainted with Cephas

[Mary Naeem]

Galatians 1:17-18

"I did not go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before I was, but I went into Arabia. Later I returned to Damascus. Then after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to get acquainted with Cephas and stayed with him fifteen days."

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Reflection: The apostle Paul, after his conversion, spent time in solitude in Arabia before beginning his ministry. This period of loneliness and isolation was likely a time of spiritual preparation and growth.