What the cynics fail to understand...

If ever there was an image and voice of hope, it was President Barack Obama on January 20th in his riveting inaugural address. Having won the hearts and minds of the American people in a clear victory, he could speak with confidence about things that may have seemed innocent or naïve before - urgings us forward with "hope and virtue."

The effect was instantaneous. The country -in fact the world - felt buoyant, uplifted, even light hearted. No one had missed the seriousness of the cautions about the future, but we all felt there was integrity and possibility again. This is exactly what Images and Voices of Hope has been about since the beginning: ...raising public trust, generating constructive meaning, and amplifying human hope...

How stirring to see it live this week