Break the Cycle
There once was lonely leprechaun named Roe. He was born into a typical Irish family tucked away in the craggy hillside of the north mountains. In the years of his youth the times were difficult for his father who was struggling to make it to the level all Leprechauns of his family had striven for. It was a lofty place of fame and fortune. But Roe's father struggled with the grog which soured the disposition and many times the boy leprechaun would race to the outside to greet his father only to be cursed and rejected and sometimes beaten.
The young Leprechaun soon left home and began following the pattern of his household. Soon he had a family of his own. The hurt he had held inside for years turned into resentment and he took to the same grog to ease the pain and followed the lead of his father.
Soon the older Roe was in demand as the Lonely Leprechaun at the big people's grog parties with fame but not much fortune. He found no pot of gold at the end of the rainbows and then the rainbows disappeared completely and he realized he was losing the love of his little boy.
One day he stumbled on a group of men meeting together to share their experience, strength and hope. These men shared a common purpose and lived by a set of instructions and promises that they had all found in a book. They were all living comfortably in their own skin for the first time in their lives. They did not carry their resentments any longer and brought the best of themselves to the world they lived in.
Soon the older Roe was in demand as the Lonely Leprechaun at the big people's grog parties with fame but not much fortune. He found no pot of gold at the end of the rainbows and then the rainbows disappeared completely and he realized he was losing the love of his little boy.
One day he stumbled on a group of men meeting together to share their experience, strength and hope. These men shared a common purpose and lived by a set of instructions and promises that they had all found in a book. They were all living comfortably in their own skin for the first time in their lives. They did not carry their resentments any longer and brought the best of themselves to the world they lived in.
One day Roe's boy, Loe, asked him if he could come to the school on St. Patrick's Day as a happy joyous and free Leprechaun so all the kids could see what a real Leprechaun was like. And on this day Roe succeeded in breaking the cycle.
"As we felt new power flow in, as we enjoyed peace of mind, as we discovered we could face life successfully, as we became conscious of His presence, we began to lose our fear of today, tomorrow or the hereafter. We were reborn."
"The Big Book" How it Works pg: 63
'Jesus replied, "Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again." '
"The Good Book" John 3:3
Amen Brother
Bradford Bosworth
St. Patrick's Day 2017
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