Wednesday, January 23, 2013

A unity of purpose – v2


hearing voices joining
an echo, growing
finding a union
a convergence, flowing
a unity of purpose
for our people, our nation

coming together
divergent interests
bound by our creed
shared hopes of our people
a common goal, a vision
the many threads together

a cord stronger
in the trials to come
a unity of purpose
calling us ever
all of us equal
all of us free


Edited January 23, 2013
A unity of purpose – v2
January 23, 2013
“A unity of purpose”
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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