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Happy Saint Patrick’s Day

There is a special day, it is called Saint Patrick’s Day. It is celebrated with leprechauns, shamrocks, shamrock cookies, gold coins, and the color green, but that is not what Saint Patrick’s Day is all about. Well, it sort of is, but not how they do it.

The color green represents the new growth in Jesus, the shamrock is green. Oh, the leprechauns and the gold coins got in Saint Patrick’s Day all because of the stories of Ireland.

Saint Patrick was kidnapped by Vikings from Ireland. He didn’t know Jesus when he was a slave in captivity, but Jesus did not forget him. No, God did not. Jesus had a plan for him. Oh, the poor lad, Patrick, was to work with sheep. Patrick remembered his parents’ teachings. He prayed for God’s help each day. So, the Viking leader called for Patrick, because since he had been there the sheep flock was growing in numbers. They asked him many questions, one of them was who was his gods. Oh the lad answered saying that he had only one God, who is merciful, forgiving, and can heal. The leader’s wife asked if he could heal her son, but the priest did not like Patrick. The leader and his wife wanted Patrick to try and heal their son, but the priest said no. Patrick prayed for the leader’s son. The priest put him back to work, but the leader’s son walked to his dad. One night Patrick ran away to a boat to get home. Oh, when he got home, he went to a school to learn more about God.

Patrick was brave to go back to the land of his captivity. He was the 1st missionary not to be killed in for the gods of Ireland. He told them of Jesus, so the land of Ireland began to look different. Patrick was very brave.

Oh, the Son of the Viking leader, that God through Patrick had healed, became Patrick’s helper. Saint Patrick was very brave to go back. They normally killed all slaves who ran away, but oh not Patrick. Saint Patrick kept telling more people of Ireland. Saint Patrick died on March 17th. We now remember him on March 17th.

by Isabella