St. Patrick is one of my favorite heroes of the faith. He was taken as a slave to Ireland. He forgave His captors and prayed for them. He went home for a while, only to hear God’s call to return Ireland and preach the gospel. He believed in living among the lost and “being Jesus” to them. He used a common clover with 3 leaves (shamrock) to teach people about the Trinity: The Father, The Son, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit-Three in One. He confronted the Druid priests, who often tried to kill him. God protected him with miracles similar to Elijah’s experience of Mt. Carmel with the prophets of Ba’al.
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Matthew 7:21
Father God, We thank you for the legacy of St. Patrick, a man of simple faith and love who rocked an entire nation by living the gospel outloud. Fill us with the same courage and power to confront darkness and set the captives free. Give us the simple wisdom that confounds the wise. I pray every sister reading this whom does not know you would cry out to you, repent of her sins and welcome you into her heart. I pray every sister speaking, “Lord, Lord” would begin to live obedient to the Father and not only enter Your Kingdom, but bring Your Kingdom to the Earth in her own neighborhood, carpool, and FRG. In Jesus Powerful Name we pray, Amen!
