I have three favorite holidays (
plus a few only a few know about), and today is one of them. Christmas, Halloween, and St. Patrick's Day... not because of the wear'n of the green, the leprechauns, or the likes... no for the man, Patrick of Ireland, or Maewyn Succut Padriag to be exact. He was the man who brought God's Word to my people, the Irish for the first time where it really took off. Sure, a few had come before, and there were some believers among the slaves... but it was with Patrick that it took hold in the upper classes as well. He was a man who was first a slave of the Irish people, found his freedom, then risked his life returning to them to share the Gospel... that is true love and faith... they could have killed him on the spot for being a runaway slave...
His witness, and becoming one of those whom he was sent to (
no one remembers for sure where he came from, but everyone remembers him among the Irish)... so completely he called them his people... is inspiration for me...
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O, God, might I be like that on my journey-task! Amen!"
~ Morria
