Bloggers, both Christian and secular, will be blogging about what a historic day this is. As much as I like to be different, I must succumb to commenting on the events of this day as well. This is an historic day in America. A black man is becoming president and will reside in a house built by slaves. Millions are pouring into Washington D.C. to be present at this big day. While I abhor crowds, unless I happen to be preaching to them, I would disregardmy disdain for being just one in the mass of humanity to witness this day in person myself. Please don't misunderstand, like many who read this weekly insight into the life of a baptist pastor, I am not Barak Obama's biggest fan. I am a fan of the American system. I am a great advocate of a country where a person is not eliminated as a candidate for the most important political position in the world by their race, gender or religious beliefs. I applaud that a Baptist pastor is going to lead the invocation for the inauguration. Sadly, many are already trying to dissect his prayer. It will be too poignantly evangelistic for some and too vague for others. Brother Warren, I feel your pain.
I call on everyone to rejoice in this day. We are free. We are free to worship God. We are free to travel and explore. We are free to preach and teach the Word of God. We are free to share our faith on the street. So many in the world would die for such freedom. I have prayed for our new president today and intend to do so throughout his term. Let us be thankful for all God has blessed America to enjoy. Let us be thankful for the beauty of our country and her people. Let us be thankful for the cultural diversity that makes up our populace. An finally, let us be thankful only a few months ago the political pundits were expecting an entirely different person to be sworn in today. Enough said.
Pastor Ken
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