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Benedictus
Corrente —
Rev. Joseph Lowery:
Joseph Lowery
Political Animal —
JOSEPH LOWERY.... There were two very high-profile religious figures included in the inaugural ceremony, and if either was expected to generate attention, it was supposed to Rick Warren, who delivered the invocation. As it turns out, though, it was the Rev. Joseph Lowery who's generated some buzz. The first 10 words of Lowery's benediction may have sounded familiar: "God of our weary years, God of our silent tears." The phrases come directly from James Weldon Johnson's poem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing" -- sometimes referred to as the " Negro National Anthem ...
Joseph Lowery's benediction.
Althouse —
I missed the benediction during the live-blog, so let me video-blog it now: 1:00: The first thing I notice is that this man is very old. I see that he was born in 1921, and he's been through a lot. I see him as representing a long history and feel inclined to give him the maximum latitude to express whatever it is he feels in his heart. 3:08: "Help us to make choices on the side of love, not hate, on the side of inclusion, not exclusion, tolerance, not intolerance. And as we leave this mountaintop, help us to hold onto the spirit of fellowship and the oneness of our family." 4:40: Here's the black/get ...
