Tom Carper: “Let me close by saying a special thanks to my friend from Arkansas, Blanche Lincoln, and to our colleague, Norm Coleman…”

“Let me close by saying a special thanks to my friend from Arkansas, Blanche Lincoln, and to our colleague, Norm Coleman from Minnesota, for talking with us for a few minutes today about their faith. One of my favorite verses of Scripture comes out of the little Book of James, near the end of the New Testament, where we read: Show me your faith by your words and I will show you my faith by my deeds. The most important thing is not how high we jump up in church but what we do when our feet hit the ground, and our feet hit the ground here every day of the week at about 9:30. As we go forward, none of us is perfect. All of us make mistakes--God knows I do. But I would just remind us all it is important not just to talk about our faith but that we try to show our faith by our deeds.”