Saint Patrick
The Fascinating History And Powerful Message Of Saint Patrick's DaySERMON PULPIT EXCHANGE JANUARY 18 2009 While leprechauns are ubiquitous, children are regaled with tales of banishing snakes, and adults sit back to drink green beer, the truth is that Saint Patrick suffered much, inspired much and taught the world a good deal of of the most timeless principles in regards to love and life. Saint Patrick (385-461 A.D.) was taken into slavery as a teenager. During that time his ease came from above as he many times prayed a hundred times a day for God's presence. Several years later a voice called out to him, "Ship is ready." Escaping from his slave master in Ireland, Patrick would travel seventy miles to the coast to find a ship waiting for him at the dock. Finally free, he sailed back to his home in Britain. After a time of spiritual growth, the voice he once heard now returned in a resourcefulness in which the people of Ireland begged him to return to their country. At the time Ireland was a land filled with mysterious people that the Greeks had labeled "Barbarians" because their strange language sounded like "bar-bar" when they spoke. For Saint Patrick, it was a prospect to return to the land of his captors and tell them in regards to the love of God. Using a shamrock as a way to illustrate the mystery of the Trinity, he and his followers would cross the country helping to build churches as entire kingdoms converted upon hearing him preach the gospel. His compassionateness and ardent faith in a literal sense changed the face of a nation. He is credited with leaving one of the most moving prayers history has ever known: Christ ever with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me Christ within me, Christ underneath me, Christ above me Christ to my right side, Christ to my left side Christ in his breadth, Christ in his length, Christ in depth Christ in the heart of each man who thinks of me Christ in the mouth of each man who speaks to me Christ in each eye that sees me Christ in each ear that hears me. Saint Patrick's life and voice brought ease to millions who learned the truth that Jesus is not just the Savior of sinners, but that he is the friend of sinners as well. His all encompassing love bids each of us to come and recognise the promise of "Christ ever with me." Erwin McManus once shared in regards to a time he dropped his reluctant son off at camp for a spiritual retreat. Once there his son almost got into a fight with another boy who teased him. As Erwin sat with him his son told him, "You said I don't have to do this church stuff if I don't want to. I am only sorry that I didn't get to him. I am going home." For the next few minutes they packed up and loaded the car. Standing besides the running vehicle, Erwin asked him, "Is there a voice inside of you?" "Yes," his son replied. "Can you discern it? What is the voice saying?" "Yes, it is God. He is telling me to stay, but I am still going home." Erwin then told his son, "You may treat that voice as sacred, or meaningless." His son chose to stay. Amidst the fun and celebration of Saint Patrick's Day, may we do not forget the love of God for each one of us, and perhaps recompense a little more attention to his voice…and treat the message we listen as sacred.
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