Role Models - Then and Now

In school when I was being raised the role models who then were praised were the American icons— George Washington, “I cannot tell a lie” Honest Abe, a straight-shooting kind of guy Later we heard Jimmy Carter testify “I’ll never tell a lie …” For my generation and prior they raised the bar higher Honesty was the best policy That was then This is now … When caught in a lie deny When accusations resound double down When proof’s presented get inventive When they continue to confront cry witch-hunt When they accuse you of a crime deflect each time When they bring more claims call them demeaning names over and over and over and over and over and over again Nothing to lose You may even win … But lying is still a sin Best to extol the role model who always gets it right (then and now) Jesus — ‘The way, the truth, the life!’