Inauguration Day

Today I was at the Y running and of course, every TV was tuned in on the big event. To be honest I am not sure how I feel about today.

I am happy for the fact that this day says to young black Americans that they are capable, endowed, and worthy of such accomplishments that, in the past, have been otherwise denied to them.

Interesting that yesterday was Martin Luther King, Jr. day.

Interesting that Sunday was Sanctity of Life day.

Oh the irony of it all.

I saw that the President and President Elect ate on replicas of the Abraham Lincoln china. Ironic.

"Lincoln is seen as a martyr for the ideal of national unity and human rights." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln

I wonder if Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln were mocked and criticized as 'one issue voters'? I wonder if they cared?

It is, in my opinion, a tragedy to campaign on the reputations of men who were willing to-and did-lose there lives fighting for the rights of human beings seen as ... less than human. It is a mockery to identify one's self with such greatness, all the while, supporting the tragic ending of millions of little girls and little boys in the name of... what? In the name of
choice
freedom
ease
reputation
education
advancement?

Oh that we would open our eyes.

Oh that I could support, with righteous reverence and holy submission our President. I pray for the wisdom to do so even as my heart aches for the unborn. No matter who does or does not acknowledge these precious gifts, the Lord Jesus Christ does. The same way He saw Hagar crying in the wilderness and gently cared for her precious child. The Lord God sees all, praises to His name.

May the church take a new direction in fighting for these children. May we find new ways to offer hope to these mothers. Let us open our eyes to a losing strategy and pray for wisdom to approach it fresh and new.

Ultimately, I pray that I might put aside my fear and platitudes in order to show the Gospel in His truest form. For He is Beautiful, Holy, Truth and ultimate freedom. May the world see Christ in my endeavors and in the Church's pursuits.