Obligatory inauguration post

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."

Obama's inaugural address

Mostly because I want to keep it someplace easy to find for rereading, the full text of Obama's inaugural address: ( Read 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

Reverend Lowery's benediction

Sorry to be posting so frequently today, but the text of this is long enough I thought it merited a separate entry. ( Read more... )

Amen.