What a simple and beautiful solution to cut the red tape of recommendation bureaucracy!  Instead of boosting our resumes and recommendations to appear of good character, why not just concentrate on being of good character; actually doing what we are trying to prove that we can do! Because the testimony of our actions, says Paul, is the only letter of recommendation that means anything.  People don’t really read recommendations others write about us, they read directly from our behavior and example, for good or for bad. As St. Francis of Asisi pointed out, actions speak infinitely louder than words, especially when it comes to our deepest character, our faith; “Preach the Gospel at all times, said St. Francis, and when necessary, use words.”  Who you are speaks infinitely louder than what you or others say.