St. Patrick

St. Patrick

Patrick was the son of a minor Roman official (so they had a bit of $$). They lived in Britain.

Well, as a teenager he was kidnapped and taken to Ireland. He was there for many years (and treated badly . . . like a slave)

When he found a way to escape, he made his way back home.

Because he realized that he had over come great odds to accomplish what he did, he knew that God wanted him to do something special. He became a priest and was living in France when he kept having dreams that Ireland was calling to him.

Finally, he went back. . He became bishop of Ireland and baptized tens of thousands of people. The rest of his story is legend.

Imagine first what his homecoming must have been like? I can only imagine the joy of his family . . . imagine how perilous his journey home from Ireland must have been.

And imagine how hard it must have been for him to go back to a place with such bad memories.

Patrick’s life is a great story for us all to learn from. What is the point in harboring resentments? How can you let fear or hopelessness keep you a prisoner when God is always near? To quote veggie tales . . ..”God helps the little guy do big things too"".

-Jamie Dillon