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Our 5 Presidents & 1 With Polka Dot Pink Socks
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© Our 5 living Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter in Dallas Thursday, April 25th.

“One of these kids is doing his own thing!” Sesame Street
What a picture!

In the midst of all the pomp & circumstance – our 5 living presidents coming together for the George W. Bush Presidential Center dedication today at Southern Methodist University in Dallas – 1 of them decided to have a little fun!

Not only did former President George H.W. Bush decide to go against the grain of navy suits and blue ties or shirts with his grey ensemble, he also decided to rock a red polka dot tie and reddish-pink polka dot socks.

I had to laugh.

Who says we can’t be different?

This photo made me think about how awesome it is when we decide to be who we are and just roll with it. Who says we can’t be different?

Now, I get tradition and the “presidential look” of navy and red/blue. There’s a need for protocol. But the artist in me loves it when I see a mini-revolution happening in the line-up. Or maybe it’s because I’m a middle child and uniqueness seems to be that much more important in everyday life.

Coming Together

It was also a cool picture to me of how people, some of whom are on complete opposite sides of the political spectrum, can still come together and be civil and celebrate one another.

I so wish we could get this in the body of Christ. We don’t have to agree with folks in order to have a conversation or build relationship. Our lives should be filled with people who are all kinds of different than we are. Heaven is going to be that kind of place.

John’s vision in Revelation 7:9 revealed “great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb”. Nobody cared which political party they belonged to. They still worshipped together. Just saying.

Go for the Polka Dots

Whether we look at the photo and think of calling a truce with our opponents for a day to celebrate one’s legacy or we look at it and see a former president dressing outside the box, I hope it makes you smile.

And the next time we want to spice up our grey pant suits, let’s go for the polka dots.
I don’t think Kwamé (circa 1990 One of the Big Boyz) would mind!

Rev. Naima Lett, D.MIN, ABD
Author of coming release Confessions of a Hollywood Christian

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