Jan. 20th, 2009

norwich36: (obama yes we can)
I was watching the inauguration with about 150 people from work, so I was trying *not* to break down sobbing with happiness the way I did on election night, but it was very challenging during several moments of Obama's speech. I thought I was safe, though, until the closing benediction; when Rev. Lowery got to "Justice shall flow like water, and righteousness like a mighty stream" (which I realize is a biblical quote, but also one MLK Jr. used a lot in his speeches--and of course Rev. Lowery cofounded the SCLC with King), I couldn't keep the floodgates closed. Though I was far from the only person crying.

I already feel like we've entered a new era. I think this strange new feeling is called "hope."
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Mostly because I want to keep it someplace easy to find for rereading, the full text of Obama's inaugural address: ExpandRead more... )

If anyone finds the text of Lowery's benediction online, could you point me to it? Edited to add: complete text of Lowery's benediction is now here: http://norwich36.livejournal.com/161631.html
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Sorry to be posting so frequently today, but the text of this is long enough I thought it merited a separate entry. ExpandRead more... )

Amen.

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