Today is St. Patrick's Day and, as a public school principal, one of the days I wish was always on a weekend. Wearing green- not a problem. Shamrocks- okay by me. BUT pinching in absence of green attire- a principal's nightmare.
We warn kids. We advise kids. We beg kids. However there are still the multiple reports of, "He pinched me."
"She wasn't wearing green!"
"It hurt."
"Okay, sorry."
Or even better the older students who invite the pinch by hiding their green by wearing socks that have a green band around the top or drawing a green shamrock on the palm of the hand. Then using that as an excuse to return 10 pinches for being wrongly pinched. Good times!
Too bad the Holy Spirit is not on St. Paddy's green watch with us all year round. When we are about to make that financially foolish purchase, we feel a pinch in the upper arm. Right before signing an incorrect tax return, "Ouch!" a sharp pain on the shoulder.
The Holy Spirit does convict, guide, and advise, but not with pinches. Through daily meditation, Bible reading, and prayer we an become more in tune with its leading. The closer we grow to God, the more in tuned we are to the Holy Spirit's voice.
We may never receive a holy pinch, but the Holy Spirit will certainly be our daily guide if we are open to its leading.
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