Morning by Morning, March 17, 2026 — Remembering St. Patrick’s Prayer and Passion
Good morning, Lord Jesus. Be high and lifted up, here in my heart and throughout the moments of my day. ...
I’m reminded that today is St. Patrick’s Day.
St. Patrick was not a leprechaun; he was an evangelist. He was sold into slavery and trafficked to the country of Ireland. There he found You. By the power of Your grace, he escaped his slavery to return to his home. But Your Spirit stirred in his heart to return to the land of his captivity to preach the Good News, to heal the brokenhearted, and to set captives free in the authority of the name of Jesus. You set him free in his heart to set others free in Your power and love.
Though he’s often remembered for using the three-leafed clover to explain the trinity of God in three Persons, yet one God, and for the legend of driving away the snakes from Ireland, Heaven remembers him for loving his enemies and preaching Your Word that You confirmed with Your signs and wonders to lead a nation to Jesus.
As we remember him, let us remember Your Word that stirred in his spirit with a passion for people that flowed out of a passion for Jesus:
“My speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God” (1 Corinthians 2:4-5).
As we remember this saint of old, let us be stirred by Your Spirit today, to share Your heart and Your word in our world, in the ways You uniquely lead each of us and with the personality You’ve given each of us (John 20:21; Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-18; John 14:12; Acts 4:30).
Let us also remember St. Patrick’s prayer:
Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down, Christ when I arise, Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me, Christ in every eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me.
Lord, let it be so, in and through me today. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My friend, may you carry a love for people and a passion for Jesus everywhere the Holy Spirit sends you in your spheres of influence, in Jesus' name. God bless you, my friend! And you have a great day!
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