If you live in America and do not know what happened yesterday, you are living under a rock. Yesterday we inaugurated our new President, Barack Obama. It is enough to make many Americans have hope again. Do not get me wrong, I love my country and am proud to be an American on every level. I believe that it is important to pray for and respect our leaders for "Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God." ~Romans 13:1.However, as I watch all of the excitement, it is hard not to remember the economy down here for the little people. I am not naive enough to believe today everything will be okay. Our founding fathers set up our government with checks and balances - a form that makes our constitution one of the longest standing ones in the world and has prevented tyranny from reigning in the US. It is, also, a form that makes any governmental action extremely difficult to accomplish quickly. It will be months before the powers of government filter to the streets. In the meantime I pray that President Obama is wise in all his actions, the bipartisan hatred among many in our government does not interfere with doing what is right for our country, that all would find hope in something that is eternal while we continue to watch the economic downturn, and that we would be thankful that we do not live in the poverty of many parts of the world.
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