"Finally, I suspect that it is by entering that deep place inside us where our secrets are kept that we come perhaps closer than we do anywhere else to the One who, whether we realize it or not, is of all our secrets the most telling and the most precious we have to tell." Frederick Buechner
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Ellen at Tulane: "You're gonna be okay . . . . . just dance"
I'm not preaching this morning, so give yourselves a real treat and spend the next 9 minutes and thirty seconds listening to Ellen's May 16th Commencement Speech at Tulane.
Funny. Smart. Poignant. Wise. Honest.
All that in under 10 minutes.
She hit it right out of the park!
I wish someone had said these words to me when I was 22.
Yup. It's that brilliant.
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(With thanks to Sojourners)
Thanks for this, a wonderful woman, obviously because she had the sense to marry an Australian even if she has problems with our language. Reminds me that when I was in Canada and the guide handing out brochures said to name our language. My friend said Australian so the guide turned the brochure upside down.
ReplyDeleteBrian R - He DIDN'T turn the brochure upside down! That's too funny!
ReplyDeleterenz - The preacher this morning was wonderful, so I didn't feel at all guilty that I didn't preach (yeah, sometimes I do). It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, TBTG, and I'm enjoying every minute of it. Hope you have a glorious day as well.
ReplyDeleteThe clip doesn't show Ellen dancing which she did.
ReplyDeleteWord = swayin. Let's keep doing it.
Wow, Pseudo - I'll look for that version. What fun!
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful. On so many levels! I, too, wish someone had said something like this when I graduated.... and I was 30 something!
ReplyDeleteWhat! Not preaching? --surely you just mean the wordsmith thing... it IS Franciscan to preach without words. (I know because my beloved was a Franciscan for 15 years....)
I've already changed it. Thanks again. It's perfect.
ReplyDeleteI saw a clip of her speech on the CBS Evening News tonight along with several other commencement speakers, one of which was Archbishop Tutu at North Carolina. A fine speech there, too.
ReplyDeleteBTW, I like the font on your "visual verification" word. It's so much easier on the eyes than the somewhat scrambled ones I often see.
Truly brilliant. Shedding a tear for her witness. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing woman. Just dance indeed!
ReplyDeleteFWIW
jimB
Definitely nicking this one, Elizabeth, but I'll give you credit.
ReplyDeleteMactici to you, too. :( [Word verification thingy.]