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Inauguration

I hope you were able to pause for a few minutes today to take in the inauguration of our new President. If not, I encourage you to watch at least a little bit of the footage tonight on one of the news shows.

Regardless of where you stand on the political spectrum, I think it's healthy to occasionally suspend any disbelief and soak in the scope of what we're witnessing. The peaceful transfer of power back and forth between opposition governments, as the U.S. has done periodically for over 230 years now, is an amazing and inspiring thing in and of itself. For most of history, and in fact through much of the world today, this simple feat is unthinkable. To have an African-American ascend to the pinnacle of American power today just makes it that much more historic.

I know I'm not telling you anything you don't already know, but sometimes we have to consciously pause and let these things sink in or they pass us by.

I also would encourage you to take a moment to pray for our new President today. At SMI, we're praying that the Lord will grant President Obama wisdom, discernment, and courage as he leads our country over these next four years.

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