words of a preacher – v2

a call to a vision

aspiring to fulfill a dream

not just of Martin;

but from sea to shining sea

the creed of the nation

all men equal and free

endowed by the Creator

happiness, life and liberty

words of the preacher

our pastor in chief;

calling the better angels

the hopes and you and me

seeking to inspire us

to move us from our seat;

to enter the discussion

that all would truly be

a call to a vision

all men truly free

all equal under the law;

from sea to shining sea

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edited January 22, 2015

words of a preacher – v2

January 23, 2013

words of a preacher

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/01/words-of-preacher.html

edited January 22, 2015

hearing the thread of history – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/01/hearing-thread-of-history-v4.html

(editing version 2)

edited January 22, 2015

hearing the thread of history – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/01/hearing-thread-of-history-v3.html

(editing version 1)

January 23, 2013

hearing the thread of history – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/01/hearing-thread-of-history-v2.html

January 23, 2013

hearing the thread of history

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/01/hearing-thread-of-history.html

edited January 22, 2015

The echoes of their steps – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-echoes-of-their-steps-v4.html

(editing version 2)

edited January 22, 2015

The echoes of their steps – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-echoes-of-their-steps-v3.html

(editing version 1 again)

Edited January 23, 2013

“The echoes of their steps – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-echoes-of-their-steps-v2.html

January 23, 2013

“The echoes of their steps”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-echoes-of-their-steps.html

sermon by Adam Hamilton

https://twitter.com/RevAdamHamilton

Compassion, Vision and Perseverance: Lessons from Moses

http://www.unitedmethodistreporter.com/2013/01/adam-hamiltons-sermon-at-todays-national-prayer-service/

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/clip/4326136

and NPR story he references:

Rev. Kyles Remembers Martin Luther King, Jr.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122670935

http://www.nationalcathedral.org/events/PresPrayer20130122.shtml#.UP7F0B3BdCY

http://www.christianpost.com/news/inaugural-prayer-service-pastor-america-needs-a-compelling-vision-88701/

http://www.unitedmethodistreporter.com/2013/01/um-pastor-adam-hamilton-calls-on-obama-to-knock-holes-in-the-darkness/

at Inaugural Prayer Service (beginning at about 1:16:45)

http://www.c-span.org/Events/President-Obama-Attends-Inaugural-Prayer-Service/10737437391-1/

January 21, 2013

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

and his final speech before his assassination

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oehry1JC9Rk&feature=youtu.be

and Inauguration of the President

Barack Hussein Obama

Invocation

by Myrlie Evers-Williams

http://bcove.me/ugv9l9qy

Inaugural Address

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/president-barack-obamas-2013-inaugural-address-full-text-86497.html

&

quote in the speech, “"Our journey is not complete until our

gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law"”

https://twitter.com/whitehouse/status/293404632171048962/photo/1

&

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/01/not-just-dream-reality.html

&

several poems written in 2009

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/search/label/Martin%20Luther%20King

on the juxtaposition of the

80^th birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.

and the inauguration of Barack Obama

as President of the United States of America

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