Thanks for your reply pilgrimshope I enjoyed reading it.
A thought that came to mind for me (when I was reading ch1), was that if Paul had not been prevented from visiting the already established church in Rome, we would not have his letter to the Romans.
Thankfully, Paul had never been to Rome before he wrote this letter.. Its been a great blessing to the church.
Just another reason to rejoice:
Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand. proverbs 19:21.
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good Romans 8:28.