Okay, so I am Irish, but I have plenty of friends who aren't, and they just don't like to participate in all the wearing of the green on St. Patrick's Day. Most of us participate, because it just seems like good fun and it gives us a good reason to be a little goofy. So, while tradition dictates that we pinch anyone not wearing green on this little Irish holiday, we might want to do the Christian thing and not inflict pain on those around us who don't want to participate.

In the meantime, we can revel and celebrate in all the food and colorful celebrations. We can remember that St. Patrick was a big part of bringing the gospel to Ireland, and know that we, too, are called to bring the Good News to those around us.

Many of you are coming up on that one week reprieve from classes each Spring semester, also known as Spring Break. Plans are being made from laying out by the pool, taking a needed vacation, or catching up on all the television and video gaming you've missed due pesky homework taking away your fun time.

Meanwhile, some of you are trying to be productive this Spring Break by doing good for the world around you. Some of you are heading out on mission trips to far away lands, others are doing local outreach, and some of you are doing good things for your friends and family.

Whatever you plan to do with your Spring Break, let God be part of it. Even if your plan is to play video games, make sure you find time to pray and worship. If you're overseas in a developing country, make sure it is God guiding your hands. Whatever you're doing, keep God in your heart.

Matthew 2:11 - "On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh."" (NIV)

Usually the story of the Magi is told around Christmas, but this particular part of the story leads us to a discussion on worship. Sure, we don't all have gold, incense, and myrrh to present to God, but we do have our time, heart, and mind to give to Jesus. We do have the ability to bow our heads in prayer and raise our hands in worship, which is often the only things we think of when we discuss worship.

Yet worship isn't just about these outside actions. True worship means our hearts and minds work for the Lord. It sounds like a pretty heavy concept, but when we think about it, doing things for God can be pretty easy. How about a kind word for a friend who is feeling down, helping Mom with the dishes, or donating old clothes to the poor? All of those things help others, provide compassion, and give from our heart. Spend some time in prayer to see how you can worship God beyond the music in church.

I was just reading about how Facebook is considering adding a feature that not only allows you to give your friends status updates, but will then tell your friends where you are at any given time.

Sounds all "hi-tech," right?

Yet I read the article and heard my mother's voice in my head saying, "DANGER!" I get that location updates can be a great way for businesses to advertise or friends to meet up, but it also opens up the door for predators to find you.

Not everyone is safe on the Internet, and sometimes you can be really careful, but your friends aren't. I know that teens today aren't as "private" as those who came before them, and social networking has diminished that need for privacy. Yet giving location updates to just about anyone can put us at risk.

So, what do you think? Is this a good idea? Does it sound really cool to you, or do you share my concerns about the feature? It's not confirmed yet that Facebook is going to add the location feature, but would you support it if they did or is the first thing you're going to do when they add it is fix your privacy settings so no one sees where you are?