Proverbs 20:3 (ESV)
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife,
but every fool
will be quarreling.
There is a legend from Greek mythology that the god
Hercules was once walking along a narrow road when a strange-looking creature
appeared threateningly in front of him. Hercules struck this creature with his
club and passed on, but soon afterwards was surprised to be confronted by this
same creature, only now three times as large. Hercules struck it again and
again and each time it grew in size until finally it completely blocked the
road. Then the goddess Pallas Athena appeared to Hercules and told him to stop.
"The monster is called Strife," she said. "Let it alone, and it
will soon become as small as it was at first."
All quarreling and strife will certainly return to
manageable proportions and ultimately cease if one of the quarrelers lets it
alone and gives it to God.
Dear Lord, when strife comes our way help us not feed it
so it gets the best of us. But instead turn it over to You. In the Name of
Jesus, Amen.
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