"Two American Heroes"

As we lay to rest John Lewis I want to leave you with a quote from his book, Across That Bridge: Life Lessons Learned and a Vision for Change, "We are one people, one family, the human family, and what affects one of us affects us all."  And one of my favorite quotes from President Barack Obama, "A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things"

We are living in unprecedented times.  And I have seen so many ordinary people doing things that are truly extraordinary.  The citizens, including our children of this nation, are proving everyday that we are a great nation of talented and caring individuals.  Indeed we always have been great!  John Lewis came from humble beginnings and even as he experienced many setbacks in his life, he always came back stronger.  That is the mark or an extraordinary person!  All of us are exraordinary, talented, and creative in our own way.  Our nation is being challenged and it is indeed the ordinary person doing extraordinary things that will bring this nation through these turbulent and dangerous times.  Thank you for your service to this nation and rest in peace John Robert Lewis.