Because of the fact that i have lived through numerous elections over the years & have witnessed the efects on our country afterward, I am hopeful that we will be in for a change for the better
I did not vote for OBama, not because I did not think that he was a good man but because MCains conservative veiws were more in line with my own.
Having gone to College in the South during the 50s I saw a very uneaven society & segregated school system. This was not true of the Cleveland, Ohio school system or other places in the North.
Wm Jennings Bryan, the College I attended was 700 plus mils from Cleveland, a a very long Greyhound bus ride. I did not own a car at the time.
I remember the culture shock I had when I first saw the white & colored signs for rest rooms along the route. I think this happened once we crossed the border into Kentucky from Ohio.
The 60s of course brought a new awareness with men like the Reverend Martin Luther King, & President Kenedy & his brother Robert who were all assinated by people who did not want to see wrongs righted, & changes made.
I am excited by a movement which has the potential for bringing about a much needed change.
OBama had a catchy phrase that caught on with the people. Yes We Can! I think this is part of the reason many young people were drawn to him. Young people on college campuses were gettiing other young people registered to vote. The effort paid of & there were a lot of votors in that age bracket who went to the polls, many of whom were first time votors.
I think we may possibly see more young people getting involved in government & other typse of public service. President Kennedy brought about a lot of young people volunteering for public service.
We can hope for this change that has been talked about. Let's hope for a change in our economy
I hope that there won't be a change in our moral standards. It doesn't look like there will be a change in the abortion issue with it's liberalized form. We need to pray about this that people will wake up & be aware of how many innocent lives have been lost.
We need to pray for our President for God's wisdom & God's will for us all.
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Very well written, Mom...
And I know you are a conservative as I am, based on what we know the Bible says about basic issues.
So, I know your heart...but still, I can't agree with the phrase "I am excited by a movement which has the potential to bringing about some much needed change."
Please don't think I'm saying that Obama should be put in the same category as a certain dictator of the 30's because that would be an unfair comparison when we know so little about Obama right now...however, that's the scary thing. And I think we should all be on our guard and learn from past mistakes when countries who were in economic trouble gladly put their complete trust in one man. NOT GOOD.
In fact, during the election process, there was a song produced where children were singing the praise of Obama. This is a huge warning sign for me.
I am no longer fearing, though...but not because of who was elected, but because God is over all the world. We may see some repercussions that God will allow, however, because of the hardness of our hearts in choosing someone who goes against the Biblical principles. So that is why I am praying for our country like never before- and for the president.
Because as wonderful as it could be-witnessing the first ever black president be elected- to me there are deeper issues than the color of his skin.
In fact, Martin Luther King said in his famous speech that he hoped a day would come that people wouldn't judge others by the color of their skin but for who they were and what they stood for.
And certainly God doesn't look on the outside either...He looks at our hearts and blesses us when we uphold His word.
The media in general has been a liberal press for a very very long time. If a republican had been elected this year, they would have already be tearing into them, but as it is, Obama is their golden child.
So keep a watchful eye...and pray that God's values are upheld and that a revival begins in this country...and that even Obama's eyes might be opened to the truth.
End of sermon, Mom...:)
Our leaders are always in need of our prayer cover.
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