Patton Dodd offers some Christian responses to Obama’s win through a selection of his Facebook status updates, a popular gauge of political sentiment. All names have been changed to Sally:
Sally loves saying President-elect Barack Obama.
Sally says THIS IS A SAD DAY. WE NEED PRAYER MORE THAN EVER.
Sally says “Behold, God has done a new thing. He deserves all the glory and honor for our president-elect Barack Obama.”
Sally is disappointed, but knows God is in control.
Sally is happy that a new era in America has begun, and I’m hopeful that we will indeed come together as one nation. Yes, we can.
Sally reminds her republican friends that now is our time to be humble, and to remember that God has the reigns, not us.
Read the entire list of updates and reader comments at Beliefnet.