The Inauguration In Perspective

Everyone is excited about the Presidential Inauguration that will be taking place next week, but there is a real electricity in the D.C. area. It's everywhere you turn - even The Washington Post is covering stories on how the Obamas will decorate the White House!

This inauguration is exciting not just because of the man who is about to become our president, but because of the moment in history that is about to occur. It reminds us that anything is possible - especially here in the United States of America.

I was listening to the radio on my way to work this morning and Donnie Simpson ended his usual morning broadcast with Dr. Martin Luther King's "I See the Promised Land" speech. He reminded listeners that Obama's presidential inauguration would not be taking place without the efforts of Dr. King, and it just sent chills up my spine. I wondered if this day was something Dr. King saw when he stood on "the mountaintop."

If you want to experience those same chills, click here to read and hear some of Dr. King's powerful speeches.