I chose the "third day" with no intention whatsoever to offend Christian believers who will recognize it as a reference to the third day when Christ rose from the dead. Nor am I making any bizarre analogy or comparison between Obama and the Christ. What I am referencing is the concept of resurrection. How many times have we used that word applying it to innumerable situations and events? But how many of us know the exact meaning of the word?
In non-theological usage it can mean:
- The act of rising from the dead or returning to life.
2. The state of one who has returned to life.
3. The act of bringing back to practice, notice, or use; revival.
How does that apply to the election of Barack Obama? Because his election will be the fulfillment of the essential and recurring theme of his candidacy from Day One...hope. America over the last eight years has become moribund which is defined as being in the state of dying; approaching death; being in a state of inactivity or obsolescence. We find ourselves in this state solely because of the actions of a few extreme right-wing ideologues who put their philosophy and political worldview above the good of the country and, by extension, the good of the world. In keeping with the religious theme, to quote Proverbs 11:29, "He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind."
What we are hoping for, with the ascendancy of Obama to the presidency, is the resurrection of America itself. With all the troubles and perils we are facing both from within and without, America has never more so than now been in need of a rebirth and revival.
What we need is the the rebirth and revival of the values and beliefs that our country were founded upon. What we need is the restoration of all the truths we hold self-evident and which made America that shining city upon the hill for all the world to see and to envy and to emulate.
It is a daunting task. One man, no matter how smart or strong or determined can accomplish it on his own. It requires the coming together of our leaders and ourselves with the singular goal of ensuring the safety and security of every aspect of our every day lives for the here and now and for generations to come.
Thus endeth the sermon.
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