The Challenges of President Obama

Every plan

Is defied and resisted;

Your proposals are

Trounced, hammered, and slammed,

And pounced upon

By angry wolves

Of prey.

You’re taken to task and trashed

For any and all things asked.

You have been

And you are daily met with strong opposition

At the very onset.

You are confronted on all fronts,

And faced with obstacles

Placed in your path to hinder

And to bind your hands and feet -

To prevent your success

By contests of wills and might

From men who dare you to rise

As a beam of inspiration or a vision of light.

Through Rejects and objects,

You are thwarted

By means placed in your path for the fall.

Enemies circle about to snare,

To trip,

To impede

And hamper.

To foil and deter any progress

Which could possibly be generated,

Initiated or otherwise created.

I’m reminded of King David,

Who cried unto the Lord,

When

Surrounded all about by enemies alike.

“My foes like bulls have surrounded me,

Strong bulls of Bashan have hedged me in.

Against me they opened their mouths wide,

Like a ravening and roaring lion.

“I am poured out like water,

And all my bones are out of joint…

My strength is dried up like a fragment of clay

Pottery…

For like a pack of dogs

They have encompassed me;…

But be not far off from me,

O Lord;

O my Help, hasten to my aid.” Ps 22:12-15

There are many mighty enemies

In this American land

Who have formed a tightly wounded band

To strip you of your sword,

To make you as shattered glass;

A splintered and broken man.

Like Donny Hathaway sings,

These are trying times.

And yours have been made a bed of

Many thorns

With oppositions lying in wait to readily revile, and scorn,

Ridicule and mock.

“But the swords of the wicked shall enter their own hearts,

And their bows shall be broken.” Ps 17:15

The Lord will hear…

As unto David -

“This poor man cried

And the Lord heard him,

And saved him out of all his troubles.” Ps. 34.6

“He hears and answers out of His holy hill.” Ps. 3:4

Be still,

Give pause

For the Lord will

Be the undertaker

Of your cause.

So, my dear son,

“Wait and hope for

And expect the Lord;

Be brave and of good courage,

And let your heart be stout and enduring;

Yes, wait for and hope for and expect the Lord. Ps.” 27:14

I pray for you as David prayed -

“Hear my prayer, O, Lord,

And let my cry come to You,

Hide not Your face from me in the day when I am in distress;

Incline Your ear to me,

In the day when I call, answer me speedily.” Ps. 102:1-2

I ask of the Lord,

“Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart

Be acceptable in Thy sight,

O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.” Ps. 19:14

God bless you,

My dear President Obama.

I pray

Men will look upon you

And question -

What manner of man is this?!

Because they will be awed by the wisdom, intellect and insight

Which is poured into you by the Holy Spirit anointing!!

I am a strong supporter,

Ruth Ce. Jones