farewell.

As I sat and listened to President Bush give his farewell address last night I felt such a sense of… ethnocentrism, understandably, in his words. Don’t get me wrong- I am not one to bash Bush, I don’t know enough of politics or the inner workings of government to be anything but thankful for the opportunities living in America affords me. But I do know something of people… and of humanity… and have consistently found myself frustrated by an American close-mindedness to realize that we are part of something bigger. President Bush talked of Americans he had met along the way through his presidency who are doing amazing things, in and for this country. He talked about how he sees the good in this country in those people- resiliency and hope… and I can’t help but think those are not traits of strong Americans- those are the traits of a strong person, those are traits that bring about the good in humanity. When we are able to come back from pain and suffering, leaning on the hope that things can and will change- or in my ideal world, leaning on the hope that Christ is moving within our midst working through each up and down of life… that is when humanity is its strongest- not just America.
Yup. those are my thoughts...