St. Patrick's Voices

When Patrick was in Britain just a boy,
and little cared if he his soul would save,
some Irish slavers stole his worldly joy,
and took him off to Ireland as a slave.

Six years of prayer and suffering he endured,
when voices in a dream helped him escape,
but later made a bishop, he was lured
by voices to help Ireland’s spiritual shape.

Not snakes, but pagan slavery he drives out,
and spreads the Catholic faith at God’s commands,
the Church grows strong, the Irish so devout,
they send thousands of priests to other lands.

O Patrick, you had many other choices,
but you chose to obey God’s chosen voices.

                           by  Pete Voelz     3/17/14