Gotta Have Faith

I'm not much for religion and prayer, and the existence of God is certainly beyond my pay scale. Ahem.

But, on tonight of all nights, it seems a night for faith. I mean, just in case God exists, it's worth asking for a little help to make sure we get the change we need.

Tonight when I got home from work, the first story I heard on the news was that Obama's grandmother died this morning. An elderly ailing woman was certainly not going to make it to Grant Park, but rather would have been watching from Hawaii. When I heard about Mrs. Dunham's death, I thought of something one of my more faithful friends said to me right before I got married. See, Eduardo's grandma died just 3 days before our wedding, and it was very hard for him. My friend said that his grandma wanted to be at our wedding, no matter what she had to do to be able to see her grandson get married. Not sure about the afterlife, but it's a nice thought. And, maybe, just maybe, I can conjure enough faith tonight to think that Mrs. Dunham knows something we don't-- she just had to make it to Grant Park to see her grandson make history tomorrow night, no matter what it took to get there.

Part of hope is faith, and tonight I'm ready to believe...