Shed a Little Light

A day marked by Martin Luther King Day and Obama's second inauguration is truly wonderful. I don't write about my politics or talk about them much, but today I am thrilled to have our president return to office.

No matter what you believe or which side you're on, the lyrics from this song are strong and poignant for us all. A friend of mine reminded me of this song today and it was incredibly significant to me.

After finding it on You Tube, Jim and I may have jammed to it in our kitchen :)

If you'd like to hear the song and watch a video tribute to MLK, then click this link: Martin Luther King Video with Lyrics. Or, this one has James Taylor singing it: Shed a Little Light. Enjoy!

Let us turn our thoughts today
To Martin Luther King
And recognize that there are ties between us
All men and women
Living on the Earth
Ties of hope and love
Sister and brotherhood
That we are bound together
In our desire to see the world become
A place in which our children
Can grow free and strong
We are bound together
By the task that stands before us
And the road that lies ahead
We are bound and we are bound

There is a feeling like the clenching of a fist
There is a hunger in the center of the chest
There is a passage through the darkness and the mist
And though the body sleeps the heart will never rest

(Chorus)
Shed a little light, oh Lord
So that we can see
Just a little light, oh Lord
Wanna stand it on up
Stand it on up, oh Lord
Wanna walk it on down
Shed a little light, oh Lord

Can't get no light from the dollar bill
Don't give me no light from a TV screen
When I open my eyes
I wanna drink my fill
From the well on the hill

(Do you know what I mean?)
- Chorus -

There is a feeling like the clenching of a fist
There is a hunger in the center of the chest
There is a passage through the darkness and the mist
And though the body sleeps the heart will never rest

Oh, Let us turn our thoughts today
To Martin Luther King
And recognize that there are ties between us
All men and women
Living on the Earth
Ties of hope and love
Sister and brotherhood

I am also thrilled that Christoph, a dear family member of ours, was recently granted citizenship to the United States! We have gained a phenomenal new citizen in our country. He now has dual citizenship between Germany and the United States, like his daughter, Annaliese. Congratulations, Christoph!!!