Living the 23rd Psalm

Former President Jimmy Carter is dying from cancer. He is 91 years old, so something was likely to cause his demise sooner rather than later, but as Cal Thomas notes in his nice piece about Carter, knowing your expiration date tends to focus one's mind and the minds of those around you.

I voted for Carter in the aftermath of Watergate, the one and only time I have ever voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate. I actually shook his hand at North Salem High School when he made a whistle-stop tour of Salem in 1976. Unfortunately, his presidency was a disaster and the country paid the price until Regan was elected in 1980 and cleaned up the mess.

That said, Carter is a man of faith and Thomas comments on his inner peace as he calmly discussed his impending death. Politics most definitely is not everything. I pray that President Carter and his family enjoy his final days in this life and that the Lord cleanly transports him to the next when that time comes. Blessings.

townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2015/08/25/jimmy-carters-peace-n2043075