Saturday, January 26, 2013

A House Divided - 2


divided government,
a divided people
fissures and shards
a house divided
against itself
left and right
liberal, conservative
not trusting government
part of the problem
gridlock a mess
but electing this reality
a house divided
against itself



January 26, 2013
sermon by Adam Hamilton
Compassion, Vision and Perseverance: Lessons from Moses
and NPR story he references:
Rev. Kyles Remembers Martin Luther King, Jr.
at Inaugural Prayer Service (beginning at about 1:16:45)
January 21, 2013
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
and his final speech before his assassination
and Inauguration of the President
Barack Hussein Obama
Invocation
by Myrlie Evers-Williams
Inaugural Address
&
quote in the speech, “"Our journey is not complete until our
gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law"
&
&
several poems written in 2009
on the juxtaposition of the
80th birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
and the inauguration of Barack Obama
as President of the United States of America



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