PHOTO Happy Seder

[Jackeens]

An image of a prayer left in the Western Wall by US presidential candidate Barack Obama on July 24, 2008 during his visit to Jerusalem reads "Lord, Protect my family and me. Forgive me my sins, and help me guard against pride and despair. Give me the wisdom to do what is right and just. And make me an instrument of your will."

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Amen

Amin and Amayne!

[Phx_Dem]

2. I was just wondering if you were at the Seder, sneaking pics for us!

I can't wait to see photos. I'm assuming the White House will release some.

[goclark]

3. Simply beautiful~

[AtomicKitten]

4. Amen, but I can't help feeling like this is an intrusion on his privacy.

n/t

[Jackeens]

6. I agree AtomicKitten, I was creeped when this photo was released....

..I though it was the ultimate invasion of privacy, bordering on the obscene. But once it was made public I was almost glad, the message is so utterly beautiful.

[AtomicKitten]

7. It is a lovely message indeed.

It does give us some insight into a beautiful mind. I view it humbly considering it is something that probably should have been left in the wall undisturbed.

[hileeopnyn8d]

20. I agree

Who steals someone's prayers?

[Olney Blue]

5. Thanks for posting this.

[Cha]

8. Thank you, Jackeens..I was thinking about

this the other day when I saw "The Secret Life of Bees".

[Tx4obama]

9. White House Seder Dinner Photo

And a high resolution version is here:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/

[Aristus]

14. I went to a Passover Seder supper once. It was beautiful.

But there was no cleavage...

:-(

[Critters2]

15. LOL!! nt

[GoCubsGo]

18. I'm glad to see the girls were included...

I got the impression from the press releases that this was going to be an "adult" thing. I should know better. Those girls have the kind of parents who would not think of leaving them out of something like this. I wish every kid was exposed to things like this. Maybe we wouldn't have all these hate groups around...

[Clio the Leo]

10. Since he wrote that thinking possibly it was a private statement....

.... and not something sent directly to the press, I think the words there are very powerful. More frank than practically anything he's ever said.

I've always been moved by that phrase, "help me guard against pride and despair."

The fact that he's ASKING to keep his pride in check means he probably already does ... and that "help me guard against despair..." is very touching.

We're all more human than we are anything else, aren't we?

As for the "make me an instrument of your will....." .... well, if I were a Freeper, I could go to town with that one .... as it is, it's kinda interesting to see him asking for the flip side of what *I* ask for which is to "help the President say and do the right things and keep him safe..."

I do feel a BIT dirty reading it. But then again, I think the world needs to see a few more examples of his relationship to the Lord. Granted, stolen means maybe aren't the best way.

Glad to hear the family is going to church this weekend. It's about time.

[roody]

11. Didn't Jesus say to go into your closet to pray in private?

Not to make a public spectacle of prayer?

[Tx4obama]

12. well

There weren't 'closets' when Jesus was alive - so how could he have said that?
I'm just curious.

[Hekate]

16. Olde King James version of English: "closet" simply means small room, private place...

You have to account for the fact that every common quotation from the Bible that we use today without even thinking about comes from the King James version, which was published in 1611. Not only are there more accurate translations today (though the committee of Classical and Rabbinical scholars that the King put together certainly did their best), but the meaning and usage of many words have shifted over the past 400 years.

Nothing beats it for sheer poetry, however.

Hekate

[rockymountaindem]

13. He slipped that into the wall and somebody else pulled it out and handed it to the media n/t

[polichick]

21. I'm sure he knew that would happen, and was careful about what he wrote.

[polichick]

17. Very thoughtful prayer - nobody in the Middle East could argue with those sentiments.

[whistler162]

19. Hmmmm... OKAY...... Happy Sam

Seder?

:P :silly: :crazy:

[bunkerbuster1]

22. Sam Seder attended a Seder Seder yesterday.

(ok, actually I think it was at his in-laws, if I remember right.)

you know this link, yes?

http://airamerica.com/breakroomlive