Happy St. Patrick's Day

I really enjoy celebrating St. Patrick's Day. There are some really neat stories about Patrick. I printed one off today to read to my children. There is so much Christian symbolism in this day. And what Patrick did was to take the things of the Irish culture of the time (around 430 AD) and use that to teach the people about Christ. What a great example for us today!! Rather than shunning and judging people, we can come along side them and teach them, in our day to day living, about Christ. Pretty neat!

"The Irish Blessing":
MAY THE ROAD RISE TO MEET YOU,
MAY THE WIND BE ALWAYS AT YOUR BACK
MAY THE SUN SHINE UPON YOUR FACE
THE RAINS FALL SOFT UPON YOUR FIELDS
AND, UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN,
MAY GOD HOLD YOU IN THE PALM OF HIS HAND