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At the turn of the century, when President William McKinley had to appoint an ambassador to a foreign country, his decision was between two candidates, equally qualified. Then, considering what he knew about their personalities, he found a difference.

Back when he had been a congressman, he had ridden the streetcar with regularity and one day had observed one of the men boarding a streetcar at rush hour, taking the last vacant seat halfway down the aisle. A few stops later an elderly woman got on, carrying a heavy bag. As she made her way down the aisle, no one offered her a seat.

As she passed one of the men under consideration, McKinley had watched him raise his newspaper and make a great point of concentrating on what he was reading so he could more easily ignore her. When she reached the back of the trolley the future president rose and she thanked him as her tired body found relief.

The future candidate had kept his seat on the streetcar, but years later he didn’t get the ambassadorship.

“Bear one another’s burdens, and in this you will fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2

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