I have read and heard people both elated and disgusted, happy and sad, vindicated and devistated and everything inbetween over the election of Obama as president of the USA. This post is not about any of that. It is not gloating, but elation. In the belief that this is not only the president we deserve, but the man we need.
To those for whom Obama was not your choice, I respect your right to disagree. I understand that some of those who are overwhelmed with giddy happiness can be crude and insulting in their victory. Try not to paint us all in such harsh terms. Those that I have known to be displeased with the results of the election, I have avoided your blogs and conversations. The angry and bitter recriminations do not sit well. I am not a woman of broad brushes and to see those that I normally respect and enjoy engage in such behavior annoys and saddens me.
To those for whom Obama was our choice. It is our duty to not only be gracious in our victory but also understanding. What we saw in Obama was not what some others saw. That does not make them stupid, crass or tyrants. It simply means that we must work harder to help them see what we see.
Being sometwhat Agnostic, I would still ask everyone to pray for the man that now leads our country. May he provide the guidance and light that we need in these times of uneasy and darkness.
((And I already have to add a post-script to this. Insulting and argumentative posting will not be tolerated. I don’t care what side of the political fence you are on.))
Amen.
The inaugeration? Oh. That was yesterday? I knew I forgot something.