I read in the news today that former POTUS Jimmy Carter has chosen to undergo hospice care. https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/18/politics/jimmy-carter/index.html
& I remember him losing to Reagan, tho' I didn't know or understand why, at the time. I mean I was just a little kid.
In the years since, he's remained a quietly humble, truly *good* person, serving the world & being one of the best examples of his faith.
Godspeed to him & his loved ones, in the hours & days he has left on this Earth. I wish there were more people like him.
@Impious_Jade Carter lost to Reagan because Reagan said things to people that helped them deny reality. Carter was a truthsayer, and many people didn't want to hear that message. What might have been if Reagan had lost in '80....
I'm guessing we're about the same age, because that lines up perfectly with my memory.
@Impious_Jade He preached my seminary graduation service. He has been an extraordinary man.
@PrChrisHarbin I bet it was wonderful. With the wisdom of age he strikes me as such a truly, deeply *good* person.
@Impious_Jade I don't recall anything he specifically said that day, but I do recall observing that his "off-the-cuff" comments comprised the best sermon I had heard during my 3 years in seminary.
Nixon was POTUS when I was born. I was too young to remember either Nixon or Ford, but I do remember Carter as President. He held the office right when I was old enough to start understanding what the POTUS was.