the person of God, our lives are enriched, enabled, and energized. The apostle Paul’s life was one tribulation after another; he was stoned, beaten, shipwrecked, slandered, rejected, imprisoned, and generally treated rather shabbily. Yet, in the midst of a life–style that few would term encouraging, Paul wrote his ultimate aim in life was to “know God.” And surely he did. Even today, almost two thousand years later, can we think of an individual who has experienced a richer life? Paul’s life was enriched