Voice of the Day: Elizabeth Alexander | Sojourners

Voice of the Day: Elizabeth Alexander

What if the mightiest word is love, love beyond marital, filial, national. Love that casts a widening pool of light. Love with no need to preempt grievance.

In today's sharp sparkle, this winter air, anything can be made, any sentence begun.

On the brink, on the brim, on the cusp -- praise song for walking forward in that light.

- Elizabeth Alexander,
from her Inaugural Poem, "Praise Song for the Day."

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