What I Saw Today

I have a journal that is entitled "What I Saw Today". It's a log of things that impress me...both good and bad. Things that I think may affect my mood, my way of thinking, my faith and to mark the history I see in my lifetime. Here are the entries I made today: a mass of diverse humanity, a cold sunny day, people filled with hope and love, a woman delivering a billiant poem, a church staff watching the TV in silence and awe, Yo Yo Ma and Pearlman on the same stage (anyone...please take me to see these two men perform their music), a man who has a clear view of Christ's love.

Today at 11:00 a.m. I was privilaged to have a job where I could stop and watch the inauguration of our new president. I thought about him and his wife and the task before them. What I saw is the grace and wisdom of a very young couple who are moving forward with an understanding of Christ's message that I wish everyone had. The poetry, the music and finally President Obama's speech drove home the way this country will move forward and become again the true beacon that it was meant to be...a country that has changed in the way we look, feel, have faith and live our lives. I heard someone say recently that when, and only when, with the love of Christ, we can see ourselves in our brother and sister, will we have the ability to truly love, respect and live with each other. Not just in our own country but in the world community. We must all understand this and practice it. No matter your political leaning, we must all agree that Love is the answer. It isn't just a idealogical song, its a way of living.