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CNN.com has posted a commentary from Bishop T.D. Jakes regarding Barack Obama and the night he rewrote history books by becoming the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee.
“Last night, I, like most Americans of all stripes, watched with visible goose bumps as history was made,” wrote Jakes, who heads the Potter’s House in Dallas. “I sat with my 13-year-old son and looked from the screen to his eyes as Sen. Barack Obama became the first African American in history to lead a U.S. major-party ticket when he claimed the nomination for the Democratic Party for president of the United States.”
Jakes goes on to compare the experience of watching Obama Tuesday night to his own childhood memories of watching Dr. Martin Luther King deliver one of the most memorable speeches of the civil rights movement.
“For me it was almost déjà vu as I sat with my son. I remembered a little over 40 years ago watching the famous King speech with my dad,” Jakes wrote. “Similarly, I watched with my youngest son last night as a historical moment unfolded. He and I saw the dreams of slaves come true as the sons of slaves and the slave owners clapped their hands in one progressive sweep.
“As I drifted into sleep, all I could see was the twinkle in my son’s eyes. His eyes were illuminated with possibilities, and his heart was filled with the potential of what is attainable for qualified, competent people of all types who prepare themselves intellectually and are well vested with a divine sensitivity to the ‘fierce urgency of now!’
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