Over the last five weeks, we have considered all of the provisions of the Honor Code.  We recite it every morning.  It is posted in various places around the building.  But why the Honor Code, and why so much of it? 

Because, as Proverbs tells us: “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.”  Ever notice that when we memorize something, we say we know it by heart?  And when we know it by heart, we can remember it, repeat it, and consider it at any time—like the poems you recite, it’s now yours.  And in making it our own, it now has the power to change us if we just take time to think on it.  This is why Paul ends his letter to the Philippians encouraging them to think about whatever is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, commendable, excellent, and worthy of praise.  A number of those things are in our Honor Code.

So, why so much about the Honor Code?  My hope is that it becomes so stuck in your head that you can’t help but think about it from time to time—and not just in your head, but in your heart.  If you take time to really consider the Honor Code—to think on being honest, upright, diligent, dutiful, and joyful—you might just find yourself becoming more of all those things.  “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.”

And now for the Friday Funnies:

A husband and wife were driving through Louisiana. As they approached a town called Natchitoches, they started arguing about the correct pronunciation of the town’s name. They argued back and forth without ever coming to agreement, and then they stopped for lunch. At the counter, the husband asked the waitress, “Before we order, could you please settle an argument for us? Would you please pronounce where we are very slowly?” She leaned over the counter and said, “Burrr-gerrr Kiiing.”

Have a wonderful day and weekend.