A Protest Gathering

I was at a protest gathering in my neighborhood last Saturday morning, and was joined by hundreds of people of all ages, colors, and denominations.

They were all there for the same reason.  Describing their fears, concerns, and

uncertainties that have impacted their lives since the election of “You know who.”

Many of them were carrying posters, and one really caught my eyes.  The most

amazing thing to me was it didn’t have any printed words on it, although it spoke

volumes to me and I am sure many others as well.  It was a picture of the Statue

of Liberty crying, and her tears running down her cheeks and landing

onto her outstretched hands.  She stands in the New York harbor greeting and

welcoming all people who are arriving here, in our country, to begin a new life in a

 land where freedom and opportunity await them.  She now sheds her tears

 because she knows that new arrivals and even citizens of the United States can be

 returned from whence they came because of some horrendous and

 senseless whim from ”You know who.”

Protest gatherings give us strength and unity to help lessen our fears, concerns,

and uncertainties that have impacted our lives.  “We the people have the power,

not the people in power.”

A Hopeful Protester