The mantle has been passed

The mantle has been passed.

It is done... and it has begun.

Now we must see where we can go from here.

Whether you voted for him or not, I hope that all of us will support our new President... and I pray that he is able to live up to his "press."

No one can deny that things are rocky right now, that there are many daunting challenges... but we *are* a great nation, not because of what we have or own, but because of what we *do*. Let us go forward and prove that greatness yet again -- not Red or Blue, not Judeo-Christian or Muslim or Pagan or Atheist or Other, not straight or gay, not black or white or yellow or red or polka-dotted ::g::... but as Americans, and simply as human beings, and working together.

As I sit here with unashamed tears running down my cheeks, I can't help but notice that the expression on our new President's face as he listens to the poet speaking after his Inaugural speech is not one of triumph, not one of celebration, but one of determination.

This is his day, yes... but it is also ours. Likewise, the responsibility for where we go from here is his... and ours. The first steps of the proverbial thousand-mile journey are taken today. May we take that journey in a mostly-straight line towards a better day for ourselves and our children, rather than discovering that we've done nothing more than walk in a very large circle.

The mantle has been passed

The mantle has been passed.

It is done... and it has begun.

Now we must see where we can go from here.

Whether you voted for him or not, I hope that all of us will support our new President... and I pray that he is able to live up to his "press."

No one can deny that things are rocky right now, that there are many daunting challenges... but we *are* a great nation, not because of what we have or own, but because of what we *do*. Let us go forward and prove that greatness yet again -- not Red or Blue, not Judeo-Christian or Muslim or Pagan or Atheist or Other, not straight or gay, not black or white or yellow or red or polka-dotted ::g::... but as Americans, and simply as human beings, and working together.

As I sit here with unashamed tears running down my cheeks, I can't help but notice that the expression on our new President's face as he listens to the poet speaking after his Inaugural speech is not one of triumph, not one of celebration, but one of determination.

This is his day, yes... but it is also ours. Likewise, the responsibility for where we go from here is his... and ours. The first steps of the proverbial thousand-mile journey are taken today. May we take that journey in a mostly-straight line towards a better day for ourselves and our children, rather than discovering that we've done nothing more than walk in a very large circle.