True Grit

by Charles Portis

“The wicked flee when none pursueth.”

If you are like me you probably think of Indians as heathens. But I will ask you to recall the thief on the cross. He was never baptized and never even heard of a catechism and yet Christ himself promised him a place in heaven.

There is no knowing what is in a man’s heart.

I will go further and say all cats are wicked, though often useful. Who has not seen Satan in their sly faces?

There is nothing free except the Grace of God. You cannot earn that or deserve it.

That was his cur nature, to change from a whining baby to a vicious bully as circumstances permitted.