REJOICE
Today I took a 7 hour road trip with the kids. You would think that being the only adult in a car with two 6 year olds, that I would be harried but it was just a really mellow and beautiful drive with no drama or whining. In the background of this day of course was a whole lot of news. Some bad news. Some sad news. But mostly news that made me rejoice in the essential goodness of people, and reassured me that while we stumble and fall, we are headed in the right direction.
Really it has been a week of news worth rejoicing over.
– After the horrific shootings just one week ago the confederate flag is finally being taken down. In South Caroline, in Mississipi, in Alabama, in Kentucky, in Georgia, and I am sure in more places to come it is finally coming down.
– Yesterday the Supreme Court rules in favor of the Affordable Care Act, showing that even a conservative court can see the need for people to have access to healthcare. I hope there will be more to come.
– Today they did it again and ruled in favor of marriage equality. In all 50 States, same sex couples can enjoy marriage equality. The joy that you can feel, washing over the country is palpable.
– President Obama capped it all off by delivering one of the most amazing pieces of oratory in his career at the eulogy for Rev Pinkney.
Our problems are not gone. There is still MUCH to do. But it is worth taken a moment to rejoice.
