I have just returned from a trip to western Washington (state), so I need to get busy again!
The following excerpts from Saint Donald’s Epistles (an old fashioned word for “letters”) were waiting for me when I checked my email. It was sent to me by a friend and former colleague at Calvin College.
I don’t think it requires much commentary.
Saint Paul’s First Epistle to the Corinthians, chapter 13 (NIV)
(4) Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. (5) It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. (6) Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. (7) It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Saint Donald’s Epistle to America, chapter 13
(4) I am impatient, I am unkind. I envy, I boast, I am arrogant. (5) I dishonor others, I am self-seeking, I am easily angered, I keep a record of wrongs. (6) I am delighted with my own
goodness but do not rejoice with the truth. (7) I always protect only what is in my own interest, always trust in my feelings of superiority, always hope that others will recognize my perfection, always persevere to achieve my own glorification.
Saint Donald’s Epistle to the World, chapter 13
(4) Henceforth, America will be impatient, America will be unkind. It will envy, it will boast, it will be arrogant. (5) It will dishonor others, it will be self-seeking, it will be easily angered, it will keep a record of wrongs. (6) America will be delighted with its own goodness but not rejoice with the truth. (7) It will always protect only what is in its own interest, always trust in its feelings of superiority, always hope that others will recognize its perfection, always persevere to achieve its own glorification.
