Saint Patrick

I pray to God to give me perseverance and to deign that I be a faithful witness to Him to the end of my life for my God. ↗

— Saint Patrick

#faithfulness #loyalty #perseverance #faith

Before I was humiliated I was like a stone that lies in deep mud, and he who is mighty came and in his compassion raised me up and exalted me very high and placed me on the top of the wall. ↗

— Saint Patrick

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I am Patrick, a sinner, most uncultivated and least of all the faithful and despised in the eyes of many. ↗

— Saint Patrick

#despised #eyes #faithful #i #i am

Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me. ↗

— Saint Patrick

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The Lord opened the understanding of my unbelieving heart, so that I should recall my sins. ↗

— Saint Patrick

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If I be worthy, I live for my God to teach the heathen, even though they may despise me. ↗

— Saint Patrick

#even #god #heathen #i #live

If I have any worth, it is to live my life for God so as to teach these peoples; even though some of them still look down on me. ↗

— Saint Patrick

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