A town was being terrorized by a dragon. It stayed near their only water source, poisoning it and blocking access. To keep it from attacking, the people offered sheep. When the sheep ran out, they began offering people, chosen at random.
One day, the king’s daughter was chosen.
As she was being led to the dragon, George passed by. He asked what was happening. When he learned the situation, he chose to face the dragon. He fought it, wounded it, and the threat was brought to an end.
George himself was real, and of course the dragon was not. It simply symbolizes what he faced. He was a Roman soldier in the early fourth century, serving under Emperor Diocletian, during a time when Christians were ordered to deny their faith. Many adjusted to survive. George did not. He refused, knowing the cost. He was arrested, tortured, and executed around the year 303.
Something powerful stood in front of him, something that demanded he give in. He didn’t.
That is why the image endured. Not for the creature, but for the man who refused to bend.
Today, it shows up in smaller ways. A line gets crossed, a truth gets softened, a wrong gets ignored just to keep things smooth.
We don’t have to make a scene. We can simply choose not to go along with it.
Stay honest. Keep things straight. Hold that line, even in small moments.
Let’s keep learning the saints’ way—day by day.
⌨ ᴛʸᵖⁱⁿᵍ ᴏᵘᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ʙˡᵘᵉ ᵈᵃʳᵉᵐ ᵐᵘˢⁱᶜ ᵇˡᵒᵍ
