Good Compromise

I am grateful for compromise. In a class today, someone mentioned the importance of compromise. Someone was talking about how the American Constitution was built on numerous compromises. The idea is that was a principle that made America great. In government and in conversations, there seems to be too many instances where people aren't willing to compromise. There is something to be said for being strong in principle, but of course that doesn't mean that compromise is weakness.

The scriptural phrase says "The meek shall inherit the earth." As I understand it, a meek person is someone strongly grounded in principles yet humble enough to listen to others and consider other ideas. I wish that was happening more often. More real conversation. That's why I'm grateful for good compromise when it happens.