Muted but still heard: Gene Robinson's prayer

Did you read about the controversy surrounding Bishop Gene Robinson's prayer which was not aired by HBO? Read about it here at the Huffington Post.

I'm not ready to label this as another of President Obama's failed promises, and I'm not ready to accuse the PIC of any funny business. Nevertheless, I'm thinking about it and keeping it in mind.

Most of all, I lift up Bishop Robinson's prayer, especially when he prays for President Obama:

"And please, God, keep him safe. We know we ask too much of our presidents, and we're asking far too much of this one. We implore you, O good and great God, to keep him safe. Hold him in the palm of your hand, that he might do the work we have called him to do, that he might find joy in this impossible calling, and that in the end, he might lead us as a nation to a place of integrity, prosperity, and peace. Amen."

Amen.