God bless America! Where we can have a peaceful transition of power from 2 competing ideologies.
i was thankful to be home and able to watch the proceedings, the parts i was interested in. not in this order, but i was privileged to watch the swearing in, the invocation by rick warren (wonderful that obama chose this very conservative man in spite of the controversy it would bring), the benediction in rhyme by the elderly joseph e. lowrey ending in lots of amens which you know i loved!, the beautiful quartet (no one better than yo-yo ma on cello and itzhak perlman on violin) and poetry reading by elizabeth alexander, the singing of "our country tis of thee" (by aretha franklin, if i'm not mistaken) and the playing of our national anthem by the u.s. navy band.
it was all so beautiful and awe inspiring. and exponentially so if one is of the doctrinal belief that God ordains whatsoever comes to pass and puts men in positions of authority over us. i'm grateful scripture says not to put our trust in princes, chariots or horses (among others) but put our trust in the name of the Lord our God. obama has a huge task before him and i would be afraid - no matter who was sworn in yesterday - except for knowing our God is trustworthy in all things. He is actually the President we didn't vote for. He'll never run for office. He is and was and always will be.
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Wow! I made your blog. I was feeling low yesterday and I got that text from Andrew and it cheered me up so I sent it on. I was offended by the benediction. I did love all the ceremony and symbolism. I am glad my husband doesn't want to be president
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