Be true to yourself and take care of your brother or sister

Morning: Psalm 34; Isaiah 49:1-6; I Corinthians 4:1-16

Evening: Psalms 96, 100; Isaiah 55:1-5; John 1:35-42

Today is named for St. Andrew – patron saint of Russia & Ukraine (where he was a missionary), Romania, Barbados and Scotland.  Legend says Andrew died crucified on a saltire (X-shaped) cross.  He was the first of Jesus’s apostles; he brought Peter to Jesus, but his brother received more of history’s attention.  Andrew is a lesser figure, yet how different history would be without him.  His story seems to say: You may be a ‘minor player’, but you never know what you or your loved ones may accomplish, so be true to yourself and take care of your brother or sister.