President Obama hit home tonight with the memorial speech he gave in Tucson. When he said to the American people that we cannot let the tragedy that happened there give us another reason to fight against each other (and I do paraphrase), I think he was speaking not just to that situation but to tragedies that occur in all walks of life. To that daughter at war with her mother, to those siblings who haven't spoken in years because of an argument they can't even remember and to that woman or man throwing verbal or mental daggers at the next one on the job because they were promoted a little faster, he was saying, "Learn from one another and let this incident be a chance to grow in love". Then at the moment where he said "Gabby opened her eyes for the first time," I teared up and all I could say was "Thank you, Jesus". The other point that tugged at my heart was when they showed the face of that nine-year-old girl who was killed in the process of trying to get to know more about the country many of us have been in for decades and show no love to (i.e. not coming together as a people and saying to hell with the stupidity of color lines and religious discrimination). We can say "God Bless America" all we want, but until we do right by what He has given us and start treating each other better, WE WILL NOT GROW.
Just as my title suggested, this is a rant. It is formless and random. Any of you who know me and read my stuff regularly know this is not me. But we are all entitled to some mental regurgitation every now and then. Consider this mine for today.
Justice
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