Liberation Day – An Invocation (And What a Prayer It Was!)

by Skip

Does anyone ever stop to think that an invocation before a meeting or proceedings could be considered in a highlight reel of said meeting? Trump continues to surprise many while bewildering his critics and enemies. Trump’s Inauguration in the Capital Rotunda became a “be wonderment” moment.

There were the expected prayers from the various faiths, exactly as expected – familiar words, requests for guidance, and overwatch…and then there was Pastor Lorenzo Sewell. His wasn’t a stolid prayer, given in solemn tones, reverent in attitude – and read like most prayers are at “important” events. Nope, not at all.

This was a heartfelt plea to Heaven and its God. This was a ROUSING sermon! This was a boisterous Appeal to Heaven. This was a “carried away in the moment” in the best tradition of Black churches (yeah, I have to admit – most white churches can be dull – certainly in comparison to this). This, THIS, was an outcry of joy and celebration – wait until about 57 seconds into it.

Let Freedom Ring!

Yes, it put a big smile on my face that lasted well after Pastor Sewell’s time at the mic was over; I watched it several times.

This was not a prepped “prayer speech” carefully written, studied, edited, and practiced repeatedly. THIS was an outpouring from the heart, given the auspicious movement of the day.

Freedom, y’all – it’s what our future now brings.

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  • Skip

    Co-founder of GraniteGrok, my concern is around Individual Liberty and Freedom and how the Government is taking that away. As an evangelical Christian and Conservative with small "L" libertarian leanings, my fight is with Progressives forcing a collectivized, secular humanistic future upon us. As a TEA Party activist, citizen journalist, and pundit!, my goal is to use the New Media to advance the radical notions of America's Founders back into our culture.

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