St. Patrick's Clover

"After some years of study and growth, Patrick did in fact return to Ireland and preach the Gospel—the good news of freedom from sin through Jesus Christ—to the very people who had once enslaved him. Patrick used the three leaf shamrock to explain the trinity to the people of Ireland and converted the chieftains and kings to Christ until the whole nation became Christian."  -Eric Hovind

Macro photo of green clover with three leaves held in finger tips with blurred green background. St. Patricks Day good luck.

A few years back, I answered a request from a creation ministry for a photograph of a clover. You would have thought they wanted a photo of a four-leaf clover, the symbol of good luck often seen around Saint Patrick’s Day. But thankfully they wanted a plain, three-leaf clover, or I would have been down on hands and knees searching all over the lawn! I didn’t have a clover shot in my portfolio, but grabbed my macro lens, headed out the back door of my office and fired off a few!

It was only after the publication of the final article that I learned more about Saint Patrick and about the significance of the three-leaf clover in Irish Christian history. I previously didn’t realize that Patrick wasn’t an Irishman, but a British evangelist to the nation of Ireland.

As a young man, Patrick was taken to Ireland as a slave around 400 AD. After escaping slavery and leaving the country, he later had a dream of the people of Ireland calling him back to preach the Gospel to them. He used the three-leaf clover to teach the Irish the truth about the Holy Trinity: the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The people of Ireland turned from their pagan ways and Patrick later became the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland. 

My photo looked great in their article. Glad I could help another ministry serve God through my talent! See the article here: https://creationtoday.org/ireland-isle-of-my-birth 

Macro photo of green clover with three leaves. Spring time in Georgia. St. Patricks Day good luck.