It was truly amazing watching history unfold before my eyes yesterday afternoon. It was exciting watching the election of Barack Obama as the President-designate of the USA. It became an extremely emotional experience , seeing Obama win so conclusively and on his own merits. We kept thinking back exactly 40 years to the assassination of Martin Luther King, the African-American civil rights leader. Just a few hours before he was killed, he prophetically saw the day when a black man would be elected to be President.
There were tears streaming down the face of Jesse Jackson, who was standing next to Dr. King when he was shot in 1968. Oprah Winfrey was crying and laughing and millions of ordinary Americans of African heritage wept unashamedly and joyously celebrated. It was a truly historic moment, not only for America but the entire World.
I remember seeing the funeral for Dr. Martin Luther King in Atlanta and three months later , the assasination of Robert Kennedy and his moving funeral. I remember seeing Man land on the Moon and watched live on TV as Neil Armstrong stepped out of the capsule on the Moon's surface and took that one small step for Man. I saw the the news that Princess Diana had died in Paris so tragically in a car accident while being relentlessly chased by the papparazzi.
I was woken up one Wednesday morning to the news that over 10,000 people were believed to be killed from a terrorist act in New York and was transfixed as all of us were by the horrific images on our TV screens. Although the number of those killed was almost three thousand, this horrible episode has forever changed our lives and made us all feel extremely vulnerable. 9-11 will never be forgotten, nor should it.
The election of Barack Obama has also changed the world's perception of America,. giving hope and a new direction for tomorrow. It is historic because millions of ordinary Americans saw in him the vehicle for change and a way out of the current economic malaise, which has gripped America and the World. I only hope he gets the right personell around him to support him and very wise counsel to guide him and the Administration he leads.
1 comment:
Try reading the US elections not in terms of Obamamania norr as the main stream media terms portray it, which will not change the status quo in the US. one iota. How can a war geared nation (eg:- defence contracts) do anything different without addressing the sin in this world, nor that power in the hands of new leader can create a better hope. There will be no new hope or change unless this is acknowledged.
Andre..
http://www.arpacanada.ca/index.php/issuesresearch/biblical-worldview/404-looking-for-a-saviour-in-all-the-wrong-places
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