I’m with you on that.
In our Bible study last night, something came up that reminded me of our President. Romans 12:14-21 says:
14Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 15Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. 16Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position.[c] Do not be conceited.
17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. 18If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. 19Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”[d]says the Lord. 20On the contrary:
“If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”[e] 21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
President Bush lives by those words. Never have I seen any human being so persecuted (verbally) by so many people. It began mostly with members of the opposing party and the media, but has spread like a cancer to both sides of the aisle. Yet, he responds with tolerance and kindness.
I could not so consistently do that. Yet he manages to keep good humor about it.
It drives even his supporters crazy, yet he is doing the right thing.
Many people accuse him of being a coward because of it, yet it takes more courage than responding in kind. And of course, as the Word says, “In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.” In other words, kill ‘em with kindness.
:-)
Amen.
Amen! Deserves to be repeated, alnick.
You're right. His living out his consistent, deep faith DOES drive his supporters crazy. Lash back! Use the 'bully pulpit' to beat people up with!
But he doesn't, because his Christianity supercedes his politics, and he continues to take abuse (more than any President since Lincoln) without responding in kind.
One freeper even suggested that it's a good policy for one's personal life, but not good for politics. So I asked the question, "Does that mean that a person living a Christ-like life should never be in politics?"
I never got an answer.