Learn about the man behind Saint Patrick’s Day.
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Learn about the man behind Saint Patrick’s Day.
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Patrick — Christ’s Bold Witness |
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Shamrocks and leprechauns mark the celebration of Saint Patrick’s Day on March 17, but there is much more to the story of the man named Patrick, a bold and faithful missionary.
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Born in Britain in the fourth century, Patrick was a teenager when he was kidnapped by pirates and sold as a slave to a Druid tribal chieftain in Ireland. It was there that he came to faith in Christ. In his autobiography, Confessions, Patrick wrote: “The Lord opened my senses to my unbelief, so that … I might turn to the Lord my God with all my heart.” His deep devotion earned him the nickname “Holy Boy” among fellow slaves. |
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Six years later, Patrick escaped and returned home to his family. One night he had an unusual dream. He heard the men he had worked with calling to him, saying, “Holy broth of a boy, we beg you, come back and walk once more among us.” Patrick soon returned to Ireland to share the gospel.
Patrick wrote: “So at last I came here to the Irish gentiles to preach the gospel. … And should I prove worthy, I am ready and willing to give up my own life, without hesitation, for his name.” He faithfully bore witness to Christ despite opposition and attempts on his life until his death on March 17, A.D. 461.
May Patrick’s courageous life inspire you to boldly bear witness to Christ at any cost!
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