Rev. Sean Dennison
I have heard Senator Obama speak about healing this nation of the ugly wound of racism, and I have found myself saying out loud, “Yes We Can!” I have heard Barack Obama speak about educating all our children and caring for their health and well-being and I have found myself shouting and praying, “Yes We Can!” I have heard Barack Obama call for an end to a foreign policy of bullying with threats and violence, and engaging instead in diplomacy, and I’ve said again, “Yes. We. Can.” In truth, I have often whispered, “Yes, we must.” We must do these things—we must build a nation we can be proud of—we must join together for change.
Barack Obama has urged this nation to return to governing in a way that is truly of the people, by the people, and for the people. He has inspired millions of people to get involved for the first time—to give, to work, to vote. Barack Obama has called us to have faith in ourselves: faith in our ability to change the destructive patterns of greed and waste; faith that this nation can rise to be a leader again—not just an economic or military leader, but a moral and ethical leader that leads through multi-lateral relationships of trust and respect. And again and again my heart has swelled with hope and I have found myself not just saying, not just hoping, but believing that Yes! We! Can!
I am here to tell you that people of faith—people of faith like you and like me—are a part of this movement of hope. We are here because we believe that Barack Obama embodies our values, our principles, our commitment to being part of building a better world together. We are here as people of faith, and we’ve got hope for the future of this world. We have hope, and we are here to put that hope to work for Barack Obama, for our nation, and for our future and the future of our children. We’ve got hope, and we know how to use it. We will use it in November, and we will use it to support the Presidency of Barack Obama. We’ve got hope and we are ready. We’ve got hope and we know that Yes, we can. Yes we must. Yes we will!
Rev. Sean Dennison
Salt Lake City, UT
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