The day I wrote this, it was March 17th, 2005, and we were all (at least most of us), looking forward to drinking some green beer. Some of us may have started a little earlier!
In many parts of the world, this day of prayer, and renewal of one's faith, and a celebration of the life of a single man who changed the face of a nation - St. Patrick. To the rest of us, it's just a reason to PARTY!
There are many stories about St. Patrick, but no one can deny that he has impacted our world. Even if some of the stories of him are more legend than fact, he showed the impact one person can make on the world when following the will of God.
So let's wear our shamrocks, and our green, sing folksongs, kiss the Blarney stone, catch the leprecaun, buy a Shamrock Shake from McDonalds, and raise a pint of green beer to St. Patrick!!