Would St. Patrick like the association with green beer, and leprechans?

St. Patrick might be a little disconcerted today with all the hoopla associated with him ... parades, celebrations and the wearing of the green. He probably would not understand. At the age of 16, he was captured by Irish raiders and taken to Ireland as a slave. He escaped and returned to his home country of Britain where he quickly joined the Catholic Church and studied to become a priest. You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. John 8:32 Years later Patrick returned to Ireland bringing Christ to that polytheistic nation. Using the shamrock to explain the Christian doctrine of the Trinity, he spent nearly 30 years teaching the truth of Jesus as Savior to the Irish people. Through the Holy Spirit, God's Word penetrated the darkness to help the Irish discover the truth that comes when you encounter and yield to the One who is living truth. Free from the bondage of sin, the believers became children in the family of God. So today if you choose to "sport" the green, remember its beginnings. Darkness yields to light when the unbeliever becomes free from sin as a believer in Christ. Intercede for America that the need for God's truth would become evident to those who lead.