Inauguration
Help us to hold on to the spirit of fellowship and the oneness of our family. Let us take that power back to our homes, our workplaces, our temples, our mosques - wherever we seek your will.
Lord, in the memory of all the saints who from their labours rest, and in the joy of a new beginning, we ask you to help us to work for that day when black will not be asked to get back; when brown can stick around; when yelluh will be melluh; when the red man can get ahead, man; and when white will embrace what is right. Let all those who embrace justice and love mercy say amen!
From the closing prayer of President Obama's inaguaration ceremony, January 20th, 2009