Your name is Mudd

Today is National Mudd day. After assassinating President Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth and his co-conspirator rode to Dr. Samuel Mudd's home for treatment on Booth's fractured leg. Mudd provided the treatment, and was found guilty of conspiring with Booth. He was sentenced to life in prison, missing the death sentence by one vote. He was pardoned by President Andrew Johnson in 1869 and released from prison. However, his conviction has never been overturned.

Did Dr. Samuel Mudd conspire with Booth? I guess we will never truly know, for those who would really know are gone. From this incident, we gained the saying, "Your name is mud," which is used when someone is about to go done or is about to get what is coming to them. Wouldn't it be bad to have your name associated with such heinousness if you didn't have anything to actually do with it?

Today's word is Ephesians 4:25, NLT, which reads, "So stop telling lies. Let us tell our neighbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body."

It is important for each of us to be truthful and honest to one another for more than one reason. We need to be truthful and honest to prevent hurt feelings. We need to be truthful and honest to prevent confusion. We need to be truthful and honest to protect our reputation. We need to be truthful and honest to not bring reproach upon our SAVIOR. We need to make sure we prevent our name from becoming Mudd.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T