Barneyisfat

Today is a proud day for America. A day that will not soon be forgotten, from which much change will stem. Today the American people proved that we are capable of overcoming hatred, that injustice is not a sustainable lifestyle, and that our hearts and minds can be won by a voice of truth in the midst of dark,dulcimer tones.

That morality is more than hot-button issues draped in American flags, is a fact that took us too long to realize; and one that needs our continued attention. Morality is about people living in peace with their God and with each other, and while those tender topics we trade back and forth have a place in that equation, today's moral victory shouts in praise where they have merely whispered common gossip.



When Martin Luther King Jr. was martyred, my parents were 13. At 54 they witnessed MLK's greatest legacy, the swearing in of Barack Obama. We have a holiday, a stamp, a few elementary schools, and a few museums to honor the work of Dr. King. This day, we add a president to that list. Thank you Dr. King, and may your life and death remind us that we have so much more to fight for.

So many more unalienable rights that we crush with our desire for exclusion and supremacy. In my little corner of the deep south, racism still lingers below the surface - glaring its ugly head less and less as each year passes. Barack Obama was six years old when Dr. King was murdered. I pray fervently for the number of six year olds who today witnessed this great redemption for that crime. I pray that they may also dare to dream.