I wept yesterday morning; tears of joy. Did you? We have an African American man as President Elect of the United States of America. The fabric of this nation is forever changed. The color of a man's skin is no longer the barometer of his heart nor the measure of his aptitude. Anything is possible, "yes we can!"
When I was growing up, I remember people joking about the impossibility of having a black President. Oh, what sweet irony that Barak Obama will walk across the threshold of the White house as our President. We have come so far and we have changed so much.
I can't pretend to understand or know what it feels like to be a minority in the U.S., but I have seen first hand the evil, destructive force of racism. That force suffered a major blow yesterday. Thank you God for delivering us.
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I must say that I have shed some tears as I've watched footage of Obama, as well as other testimonies of American's. I do believe that this shows how much the perspectives of people of America have changed. Has that come with moving generations away from slavery or truly change of heart? The funny thing is that the color of his skin only crossed my mind when others discussed it. I've come to know the real issues around this subject but I must say that I probably don't recognize the color of skin enough. I don't think about the division that has been there and is still there today. I don't recognize it enough to know that many people still suffer today from how they are treated. I believe that's because I didn't grow up seeing division first hand and it felt so long ago that this even occurred. Yet, I know the ugliness is still in people today and I also know that there are still many wounds in the hearts of many African Americans today. So, I rejoice that color is not an issue in choosing a president but I rejoice more for the healing it brings to many who have suffered directly and indirectly.
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