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And fellow Americans, Democrats, Republicans, Independents - I say to you tonight: we have more work to do. But at the end of the day, we cannot walk away - not for the sake of passing a bill, but so that we can finally address the real concerns of Americans and the persistent hopes of all those brothers and sisters who want nothing more than their own chance at our common dream. They all have different stories and reasons. She's the one who put off buying a new car or a new dress for herself so that I could have a better life. Many Gulf States have enjoyed great wealth as a consequence of oil, and some are beginning to focus it on broader development.
Like other predominantly black churches across the country, Trinity embodies the black community in its entirety - the doctor and the welfare mom, the model student and the former gang-banger. Let us find that common stake we all have in one another, and let our politics reflect that spirit as well. In that time, he's said no to higher fuel-efficiency standards for cars, no to investments in renewable energy, no to renewable fuels. I love this country, and so do you, and so does John McCain. That is in Israel's interest, Palestine's interest, America's interest, and the world's interest.
I stand here today, grateful for the diversity of my heritage, aware that my parents' dreams live on in my two precious daughters. That won't keep America safe.
You know, a while back, I met a young man named Shamus [Seamus?] in a V.F.W. I'm hearing from evangelicals who may not agree with progressives on every issue but agree that poverty has no place in a world of plenty; that hate has no place in the hearts of believers; and that we all have to be good stewards of God's creations. It's the wisdom Moses imparted to those who would succeed him. The same is true for the astonishing progress within Muslim-majority countries from Kuala Lumpur to Dubai. But we have a responsibility to join together on behalf of the world we seek - a world where extremists no longer threaten our people, and American troops have come home; a world where Israelis and Palestinians are each secure in a state of their own, and nuclear energy is used for peaceful purposes; a world where governments serve their citizens, and the rights of all God's children are respected. I know there are many - Muslim and non-Muslim - who question whether we can forge this new beginning.
And right here in the UCC, we're hearing from God about what it means to be a welcoming church that holds on to our Christian witness. It comes from Deuteronomy 30 when Moses talks to his followers about the challenges they'll find when they reach the Promised Land without him. What would be needed were Americans in successive generations who were willing to do their part - through protests and struggle, on the streets and in the courts, through a civil war and civil disobedience and always at great risk - to narrow that gap between the promise of our ideals and the reality of their time. Because we reject the same thing that people of all faiths reject: the killing of innocent men, women, and children.
Thank you, God Bless you, and God Bless the United States of America.