05 November 2008

Unexpected Joy

Oh my God.

Honestly, I am crying. And not because a democrat won.

Because America has elected a black man as president.

I never ever expected that in my lifetime.

Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy. Lord grant wisdom. On him. On us. On me.

But I would be lying if I wasn't feeling totally and completely and unexpectedly joyful about this.

ETA: Yes I did wake Gabriel for this

1 comment:

Dcn. David said...

I share your excitement about this aspect of the election. It is truly wonderful that we have moved as a people to this point!

I'm slightly less excited about the prospect of some of President-Elect Obama's stated policies. I hope his administration will exceed all of my expectations in this regard. That would be something new and different for politicians to do. :-)

And I echo your prayer (as we do in every divine service): Lord, have mercy on our new president and all of our civil authorities!