Who's Way? 2 Kings 5:1-15a - 24th Sunday after Pentecost
75 years ago, the day after Pearl Harbor was bombed, President Franklin Roosevelt stood up before a joint session of congress, walked to the podium, and delivered his Day of Infamy speech, which ushered the United States into World War 2. The speech was overshadowed by the fact that Roosevelt walked, because he had polio, and moved about almost exclusively by wheelchair. White House aides worked hard to ensure that Roosevelt was never seen or photographed in his wheelchair, lest he appear feeble and weak. The Jordan River at the Baptismal Site by Eduard Marmet on flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0 And yet, those paralyzed legs carried our nation forward into what would be the most decisive time period of its history. To be fair, Roosevelt’s polio didn’t make him any less powerful. And yet, there is a superficial side to power: it’s very much in the eye of the beholder. And sometimes, behind the display of power, there are only lies and deceit. In today’s O...
