A New Day. A New Administration. A New Hope

 Yesterday Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States of America.   The world watched.   Kamala Harris is the first woman and the first person of color to be the Vice President.

We watched.  And our hearts swelled.  And we cried.

One person said that she didn't realize that she had been holding her breath for the last four years.

We all have.   Well, all the people I know who were so concerned about America and our democracy just two weeks ago when the US Capitol was invaded.

No, everything is not perfect.  Nor will it ever be.  But oh the weight of the last four years, coming to a head on January 6th had me worried and scared and stressed.

We can breath!

Comments from the minister from the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax (UUCF).  He captures the mood and feelings so well:

Rev. David Miller

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Like millions, today I awoke still feeling the trauma from over 4 years of daily dread, over 4 years of picking up my phone to see the latest in the ongoing, well you know. But, it wasn’t there. No childish narcissistic tweet. No outrageous policy decision. No obvious lie enabled by sycophants. No hate-filled othering tearing at the fabric of common decency.

It will take awhile for us to move on from the trauma our bodies and this country have experienced. It will of course resurface in many ways as it unfortunately always does. It will take all of us working together and supporting each other to continue to build the momentum of hope. Still, on this first morning, it truly feels different and as we continue to move forward from this long national nightmare, different is good.

ers

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