Warren and Lowery

I still haven’t found a way to talk about all of my feelings while standing on the Mall — but here’s a great excerpt from Fernando’s Desk that captures at least one thing I was feeling, having to do with the contrast between Rick Warren’s invocation and Joseph Lowry’s benediction:

The one negative, for me, was Rick Warren’s prayer, which was rambling, inarticulate and uninspiring. The contrast with Joseph Lowery’s benediction was stark. The latter was the voice of faith wizened with age and hardened through the experience of hardship and oppression. The former was an easy faith as uncritically consumed as an extra slice of pizza while sitting on the sofa watching television sitcoms.