{"id":2795,"date":"2024-03-17T16:57:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T20:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/walkhumbly\/?p=2795"},"modified":"2024-03-17T17:30:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T21:30:23","slug":"st-patrick-mirma-and-maga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/walkhumbly\/2024\/03\/st-patrick-mirma-and-maga\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Patrick, Mirm\u00e2, And Maga"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Today millions of people are celebrating St. Patrick\u2019s Day<\/a>; a day honoring the sacred Saint who brought Christianity to Ireland after serving there as a slave.<\/p>\n

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Legend has it that he drove snakes out of Ireland and used the Shamrock to explain the Trinity. There\u2019s no evidence of him chasing serpents out of the country, it is believed that he exposed and exiled fraud and corruption from the nation.<\/p>\n

He died serving God by establishing churches throughout Ireland. His story is a learning lesson for it means to be a true follower of Jesus and quite a contrast to the 21st<\/sup> century church!<\/p>\n

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