May the Strength of God pilot us.
May the Power of God preserve us.
May the Wisdom of God instruct us.
May the Hand of God protect us.
May the Way of God direct us.
May the Shield of God defend us.
May the Host of God guard us
Against the snares of the evil ones,
Against temptations of the world.
May Christ be with us!
May Christ be before us!
May Christ be in us,
Christ be over all!
May Thy Salvation, Lord,
Always be ours,
This day, O Lord, and evermore. Amen.
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day Fam! As a long-time supporter of this blog, you know by now that I am a big fan of St. Patrick’s Day. Not because I am Irish (because I am not, at all, ancestry.com verified that). Not because I love drinking green beer and eating corn beef and cabbage (I do love that dish though). And certainly not because I love the giant celebration that Savannah, GA throws every year to honor Saint Patrick. I love the holiday because of who it honors: the patron Saint who brought Christianity to the pagan island of Ireland between the years of 433 and 461 AD. Click this link to read a brief summary of who Saint Patrick really is.
In my life, I have progressed from the green-wearing, leprechaun chasing young boy; to a rowdy college bar hopper looking for the best deal on “Irish Car Bombs”; to a reveler in Savannah’s Annual St. Patrick’s Day parade. Then as I begin to turn back to God and research more of the Word, I began to read about the truth in who Saint Patrick is, and that is who I want to celebrate today. His story is quite fascinating and worth lifting a glass of Guinness to. Here’s to the man that single-handily defeated an entire nation through prayer and missionary work. His story is all the proof many should need to see how God works in the world: He uses devout people to spread the Gospel, and the Gospel turns the hearts of many toward Jesus and God.
So enjoy your cabbage and corn beef. Raise a glass to one of the world’s most famous Saints. And remember the great commission, embodied by St. Patrick: to bring the Gospel to the ends of the Earth.
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