December 7, 1941, the Sunday Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, was called the “date which will live in infamy” by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. But there was another date of infamy involving Japan and the United States – on January 9, 1992. That was the day when President George H.W. Bush, attending an elaborate state dinner in Tokyo, became suddenly ill and threw up on Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa. Even worse, the embarrassing incident was replayed endlessly on television news shows around the world.

Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.

Proverbs 17:1

In President Bush’s situation, it was the flu that made his meal unpalatable. Another thing that will ruin your appetite is strife. There are many issues upon which a principled stand absolutely must be taken. There are others in which negotiation and compromise is better advised. Before you pick a battle – and the accompanying stress, discord and indigestion – prayerfully consider whether or not it’s necessary. “If possible,” says Romans 12:18, “so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.”

May God help America’s leaders to avoid unnecessary and unproductive strife, and may you be an example of Christian charity and love…whatever the date may bring.

Recommended Reading: Romans 12:9-21

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