"He looked for the good in each person, and he usually found it,"

This was said of former President, George H. W. Bush, by his son, George W. Bush, at the eulogy memorializing the elder President.

 

There are good people in the world.

 

We tend to find what we are looking for in a person. Yes, there are bad people out there. Yes, there are real people who have harmed us emotionally, physically, socially, sinfully. Yes, we are required to forgive the penitent; ok, every wrong. Yes, we should be shrewd doves. 

 

There are still good and decent people in the world.

 

HW and the secret service shaved their heads in support of one of the SS's kids who had cancer.

 

73 years of of faithful marriage. 

 

He has two sons who were governors. One became the 43rd President.

 

The fourth largest army in the world, at the time, was shocked into submission. I'm still awed.

 

There are good people in this world that stand up for what is right and decent. While certainly imperfect, Bush 41 was one of them.

 

The Bible teaches us to seek and we will find. Yes, seek first the Kingdom of God. But, look for the good in people. You will probably find it.

Ryan Bitikofer