Prayer for college

I wrote this prayer for Jane's first year of college. One of the clearest epistles I ever wrote.

An interesting collage of college-related articles in the morning WSJ. Plus the prayer I wrote for daughters off to college.

To offer the time-pressed some crib notes:

1, College-educated women now skip marriage for having children, [Fathers are superfluous.]

2. College-eligible men now skip college for better investment elsewhere and lack of support on campus. [Private colleges are 60% female students. Men are superfluous.]

3. College-owned housing is under threat from big business cashing in on the rich cash flow of college spending and the high rates of college-owned housing. [Residence halls are superfluous.]

Pardon me for this politically incorrect claim: What causes poverty, which leads to all the other problems, e.g., crime, violence, homelessness, lack of education? My best guess: In rich countries, it's sex outside of marriage. In poor countries, it's sex within marriage. For me, to understand both poverty and prosperity, you have to first understand marriage and family formation. No father figure, no family, no future.