For the love of God-St Patrick and St Paul

Saint Patrick was not born in Ireland , although he is considered the Irish patron saint. He was born in Roman controlled Britain in the 4th century. Kidnapped and taken as a slave to Ireland, he later escaped, but  returned as a missionary, bringing the Christian Gospel to Ireland.

green shamrocks in a heart shape

“Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.

And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to tose who love God Romans 8:28
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And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 
 
No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

The Apostle Paul writing the letter to the Romans chapter 8, NLT

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saint Patrick and Saint Paul- sharing God’s love

Saint Patrick was not born in Ireland , although he is considered the Irish patron saint. He was born in Roman controlled Britain in the 4th century. Kidnapped and taken as a slave to Ireland, he later escaped, but  returned as a missionary, bringing the Christian Gospel to Ireland.

Patrick arrived in Slane, Ireland on March 25, 433. There are several legends about what happened next, with the most prominent claiming he met the chieftan of one of the druid tribes, who tried to kill him.

After an intervention from God, Patrick was able to convert the chieftain and preach the Gospel throughout Ireland. There, he converted many people -eventually thousands – and he began building churches across the country.

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Saint Paul, the Apostle Paul, was also a missionary to the part of the Roman world surrounding the eastern Mediterranean sea. Paul identified himself as a “slave of Jesus Christ” (Romans 1:1) .

Much of the new Testament contains Paul’s writings, including the letter written to the early Christians in Rome. Today Christians read, share, and memorize these verses which so aptly express the foundation of our faith- God’s unchanging love.

 

 

exploring the HEART of faith, hope, and love

The graphic below features words from the Bible in 1 Corinthians 13, often called the Love chapter; it was a letter written to the Christians living in Corinth Greece. I visitied there in May 2022 and shot the photos you see above.

 

faith, hope, love spelled out in wooden block letters
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