As I listened attentively to Obama's acceptance speech, I was deeply stirred with hope. He spoke with great confidence, humility and, unlike most politicians today, with a real sense of honest commonsense.
"The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, ...I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there."
Most promise the world and fail to deliver. In my unqualified opinon, Obama's convictions seem to be based on 'doing what needs to be done' and not simply saying what people want to hear'. Obama's acceptance speech was not about 'me', but about 'we' ~ and that's the key to effective leadership and fruitful results.
"This is our time, to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the ...dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth, that, out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope. And where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can.
Thank you. God bless you."
...and I pray that likewise He does!
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 (MSG) ~ "May Jesus himself and God our Father, who reached out in love and surprised you with gifts of unending help and confidence, put a fresh heart in you, invigorate your work, enliven your speech."
