HONORING SAINT PATRICK!
Today we HONOR Saint Patrick=
A fifth-century bishop=
And a former slave
He was FAMOUS for driving
The snakes out of Ireland=
And for being A MISSIONARY
And freeing his people
“Sing out-O heavens
And rejoice=O earth
Break forth into song-
You mountains=
For the Lord
COMFORTS his people
And shows mercy
To his afflicted” Isaiah 49:13
I always wanted to
GO TO IRELAND=but I never
Got the chance
I am one-half Irish=and my ancestors
Came from Ireland=
Can't say
That I am too fond of snakes-though
During Saint Patrick's
SIX YEARS of slavery=
He became a
MAN OF GOD
On this period=he wrote
“Every day
I had to tend sheep
And many times=a day
I prayed........
I used to get up
For prayer-before daylight
Through snow
Through rain
And I felt no harm
And there was NO SLOTH
In me----as I now see
Because the spirit within me
Was then fervent”
HONORING SAINT PATRICK!
In his 30 years
Of labor=
Mostly in the west
And north=
He and his co-workers
CONVERTED IRELAND
HONORING Saint Patrick=
Honoring the land=of the green
“You have made them
A little lower
Than the angels
And crowned them
With glory and HONOR” Psalm 8:5
“Wisdom's instruction
Is to fear
The Lord
And humility
Comes before HONOR” Proverbs 15:33
Saint Patrick REFUSED
To accept gifts=
And he combined HUMILITY
With a sense of mission
Like Saint Paul-
He DEFENDED himself
Against false charges
And he was an ENTHUSIASTIC
Promoter of consecrated virginity
He is BELOVED=
Because he OFFERED GOD'S MERCY
To free people
From what afflicted them
And so today=
ON SAINT PATRICK'S DAY=
Let us HONOR Saint Patrick=
Ireland=and the land
Of the green
In the name of Jesus=and HOLY FATHER GOD=on behalf of ALL the Saints
Robert P. Wallman
3-14-2021 and 3-16-17-2022 and 3-17-2023
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