"Oh Happy Day!"

It's how one oncoming passenger to our apartment shuttle greeted our bus driver. The passenger was White, the Bus Driver, Black. They shook hands.

I can't help notice the ear-to-ear smiles on so many faces today. I can't help feeling the tug of history as I watch the new President and his family take the oath of office.

All I can say is, what a momentous occasion we've witnessed! And in the words of Rev. Joseph Lowery:

Lord, in the memory of all the saints who from their labors rest, and in the joy of a new beginning, we ask you to help us work for that day when black will not be asked to get back, when brown can stick around, when yellow will be mellow, when the red man can get ahead, man and when white will embrace what is right.

Let all those who do justice and love mercy say amen. Amen. AMEN!