Mietzke's POST Holden Adventure

Today the whole village gathered in Koinonia to listen to the inauguration speech. There was an uproar of joy when Bush handed over power! I almost can't believe it. There are so many amazingly powerful things about this election, but I realized that one of the most powerful things for me was the immense feeling of relief from knowing that the Bush administration is not in power anymore. Something that struck me as amazing is our countries ability to grow. We may not all agree on certain political viewpoints, but in electing Obama we said no to Racism in a way that we have never said no before. Last week in honor of Martin Luther King we listened to his "I Have a Dream" speech, I have been in thought about all of the hard work and sacrifice it took at that time in History to face injustice with non-violence,and all of the people that sacrificed to make today possible. Listening to Obama today I felt hopeful about the potential for active change, and the possibility facing hardship and moving through it with some semblance of unity. We have the opportunity to come out on the other side of struggle with a bit more truth in our pockets if we face adversity together, and are willing to take responsibility for our past mistakes. I feel so lucky to be here at this point in History and to be a part of the potential.