Online Friends,
I have been pinching myself since last night. I keep pinching myself thinking that this must be a dream. But it is reality folks. The American people have spoken loud and clear! CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FIRST EVER AFRICAN-AMERICAN PRESIDENT ELECT, BARACK OBAMA!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWW!!! I am still trying to sink it all in! If you are black today, I give you permission to dance in the street!!! If somebody has a problem with it, TOO BAD!
For some this really was a dream. For Martin Luther King who endured hoses, and dogs, and was even killed for equality for all Americans, it was a dream. For Rosa Parks, who did not give up her seat on the bus, this was a dream. For people such as Harriet Tubman, who fought for freedom for her fellow brothers and sisters in slavery, this was a dream. For people such as Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, who have fought and gone to jail hoping for a time when people of color could rise to another level, for them
this was a dream! But what WAS a dream, yesterday evening, became a great triumph in the history of this nation and of the world! To those in the black community who have fought so hard for this I applaud you, I love you, and this is your moment! Take a bow!
Barack Obama represents something that I have been fighting to do online for the past five years. That is bring people together of all races and cultures, unified, for change! Barack Obama is more than a black man who ran for president. He symbolizes globally a changing of the time. In this election there were people who were white, jewish, black, young people, old people, gays, straights, ministers, plumbers, latinos, atheists, abortionists, and non-abortionists, and more all coming together and saying, "YES WE CAN!"
To be honest, like many other blacks, I had almost given up on America.I have seen racism and bigotry for the demonic force that is . But my faith in the true democracy of this nation has been renewed! No, we are not a nation of blue states and red states, but we are the United States of America! When I have children one day, I can look at them and say," Barack Obama did it and so can you!!!"
There is still some racism out there. There are some whites who can't stand to see a black man as president. But this is ignorance. But I will be fair and say that some whites have never been exposed to black people, just as some blacks have never sat down at the table with a white person. But yesterday we took a HUGE step to healing the racial divide in this nation. We have come a long way. As blacks we need to forgive those who enslaved us. And whites need to not be made to feel guilty for what their ancestors have done. There are also some whites who need to examine their hearts and ask for forgiveness for their attitude towards people of color. There are some blacks who need to get of the mindset that all white people cannot be trusted. It's time to forgive and move on and realize that it is not the color of our skin, but rather the content of our character, as Dr. King said, that makes us who we are.
The church needs healing as well. I have heard so much hatred towards Barack Obama these past two weeks that I have been almost ashamed to call myself a Christian. We need to examine our own hearts to see what's really going on. We need to constantly examine our own hearts for love and grace. Seriously.
And to John McCain... I salute John McCain. The speech he gave last night was so gracious. He handled it like a pro. This nation is much better off because of the service of people like John McCain. He realized at the end of the day it is not about who is Republican, or who is Democrat. But rather it is about working together to get this country back on the right track.
Now where do we as Christians go from here? Some of us are disappointed. While others of us are happy. But that does not matter. You want to know where I am going? The answer is on my knees. I will be praying that God touches Barack Obama's heart in a major way so that he can effectively lead this country using Godly principles and God values.
Folks, this change to Godly values will not come over night. This change will take time. The key for us is to stop all the hatred and become unified. If there are two things that we can take from Barack Obama they are: 1) We are stronger unifed than we are divided, and #2) all things are possible when you put your mind to it. Obama has continued to teach me to never give up on my goals and my dreams. My dream is to win the whole world for Jesus Christ online and offline. But I need your help. This is going to take us of all coming together and realizing that it is not about us, but it's about Jesus and his glory and his kingdom being established upon this earth.
I ask you, brothers and sisters in Christ, to support our new president. Show him some love by praying for him, sending him scriptures, and encouraging him in his faith. He has the weight of the whole world on his shoulders and the biggest job ever. He needs us Christians to mount him up because he has a lot of work ahead of him.
As for me, I am so glad to be alive to see history. I will never forget the moment Barack Obama and his family walked onto the stage last night to a standing ovation. I stood as a black man proud of how far we have come as a people and as a nation. I refuse to pinch myself anymore. No, I do not agree with everything Barack Obama agrees with, but I do agree with history in the making. I am going to go do some dancing in the street myself. Before last night many blacks were saying," YES WE CAN". Today we are saying,"YES WE DID!!!"
I give a toast in honor of this historic moment today.
A Proud Black Man,
Brandon Bracey
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