There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:28
Today is St. Patrick’s Day. Whatever your genealogical background, today is the day you reach back and try to find some Irish in your background. As far as I can tell, there is probably no Irish in my line, or at least not much. However, there are some distant English genes there, so who knows?
There has been a lot of interest in the past decade or so about genealogy, thanks to programs like Ancestry and 23 and Me, and perhaps some other services that offer genetic testing to delve into our distant origins. It is kind of fun to find out how our DNA has been passed on. The interesting thing to me is that we find that our genetic histories show a great deal of diversity if we go back far enough.
So, this St. Patrick’s Day, celebrate your background, even if it is not Irish. Put on a bit of green, eat some corned beef and cabbage, try your luck at a bad Irish brogue, and wish someone a Happy St. Patrick’s Day.
And have a celebration of your own background, no matter what it might be!
Prayer: Lord, thank you for your plan of diverse backgrounds, united in Jesus, Amen
Reflections of a Counselor 