Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I have always been a bit baffled by St. Patrick's Day. Everybody be sure to wear green so you don't get pinched! What? That makes no more sense to me now than it did when I was a child. In the US and other parts of the world it has become yet another reason to get stupid drunk at some bar or pub and stumble home. What are we supposed to be celebrating?

St. Patrick was called by the Lord and sent to Ireland. He taught that the Trinity is ever with us to sustain us, even when all is misery. He knew firsthand. He taught that God loves us, despite the buffetings of the world.

Read more about it here.

Hat Tip: Jen at Lintefiniel Musing

- footprints of Chad, 4:55 PM

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