He was elected on his first try as a United States Congressman. He was elected on his first try as a United States Senator. At 39, he became one of the youngest men elected as Vice President of the United States. He went on to be elected as President of the United States, and then re-elected in the third largest landslide in U. S. history. But that is not how you remember him.

I can say just one word, and everyone now, and probably for centuries, will know instantly who is being spoken of. The word is Watergate; the name is Nixon.

I can say one word to you again, and you will instantly know the name of the man I speak about today. The word is Bathsheba; the man is David.

David's life was like a prism that reflects different roles according to how you look at it. We think of David, the s…