gratias agere

Matthew 5
¹¹Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. ¹²Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

I've always felt that this was the most self-righteous of the beatitudes. It seemed like the only one that your Pat Robertsons or Jerry Falwells could really sink their teeth into.

Well, paint me red and call me a Republican. Forget teaching, I'm thinking about getting an MBA.