“Two men went into the wilderness to play, one a Floridian artist and the other an alcoholic Minnesotan. “The Floridian stood in his Rail-riders with his boga-grip and bags of name-brand gear and was thinking to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: Democrats, gays, drinkers, sarcastic or self deprecating liberals, or even like this drunk Minnesotan. ‘I fish twice a week, tie all the right knots, have a ninja preacher and quote scripture and right wing political ideas at every opportunity.’

“But the Minnesotan, peeing behind a tree at some distance away, was unable to lift up his eyes to heaven, and was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a complete knucklehead!’ “I tell you, this man went to his tent justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”