PLAINS, Ga. — When Jimmy Carter and his pastor, Tony Lowden, part ways after prayer sessions or private conversations, they have a hard-and-fast rule never to say goodbye.
Instead, Lowden tells the former president three things: I love you, I’ll see you again — and there’s nothing you can do about it.
Lowden paused a moment as he recounted that tradition. He knows his next meeting with Carter may be his last, as the former president has decided to spend his final days at his home in Plains under hospice care.
