Jimmy Carter – Faith in action

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – As our beloved 37th president’s body makes its way from Plains, Georgia to Atlanta to the U.S. Capitol to lie in state, tens of thousands of words will be published in tribute to him. A renaissance man, a diplomat, a philanthropist, a civil rights icon and so much more he is most aptly described, in my opinion, as a man of faith. He lived by his faith and spoke openly of it, as far too few do. His faith allowed him to bring Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin together at Camp David in September 1978, and to overcome the obstacles of that fraught communication to reach the Camp David Accord between Egypt and Israel. His faith compelled him to embrace his defeat in 1980 and go on to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his work around peace and poverty. He was, in the words of President Joe Biden, “a man of character, courage, and compassion.”Related Stories Biden has declared Jan. 9 a National Day of Mourning in Carter’s honor. Federal offices will be closed and postal service suspended. Flags will be flown at half-mast for thirty days, a fitting tribute...