President Gerald Ford died December 26, 2006. For the last week, stories about his life and presidency have circulated through the media. I have been impressed by one constant theme: Gerald Ford was a decent guy. So many presidents seem to have been "larger than life," but not Ford. He was unpretentious when he took the presidency and he was the same when he left.
I like the fact that people now give him enormous credit for saving the country during Watergate. This happened in spite of his low-profile image. George Herbert Walker Bush said his decency overcame the deceit of Watergate. Tom Brokaw described him in terms of his position on the Michigan football team as center: invovled in every play, seldom noticed, and not given credit at the time for his accomplishments.
This description by Brokaw, in a way describes what God wants us to be spiritually--humble, unpretentious, but involved. Then when all is said and done, God will see to it that we get whatever credit we deserve.
The world needs more decent guys.
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