Guest Post by Pro-life Leader Frank Pavone, National Director, Priests for Life
And today, once again, a provision of our Constitution that we use every four years comes to the forefront again, as we inaugurate a President.
Yet the event, especially this year, is more than a Constitutional transfer of power from one President to another. It is a moment of transition for every American.
We have been through a trauma in America these last four years. Constitutional boundaries have been violated just like our border has; censorship and mandates have been imposed upon us; inflation and insecurity have haunted us; transgender ideology and abortion have been shoved down our throats; and insanity has often taken the place of commonsense.
But since November 5th, we have experienced a huge sigh of relief that this is all about to turn around.
Today it happens.
It reminds me of these words of Jesus:
“Amen, amen, I say to you, you will weep and mourn, while the world rejoices; you will grieve, but your grief will become joy” (Jn. 16:20)
While not on the level of the joy of salvation, the joy of today is nonetheless real, and is certainly a gift from the Lord. Our grief of the last four years has precisely flowed from the rejection of God’s law on the part of many in power.
We can see the turning of the corner today for America in the light of another passage, from St. Paul:
“Brothers, I for my part do not consider myself to have taken possession. Just one thing: forgetting what lies behind but straining forward to what lies ahead, I continue my pursuit toward the goal, the prize of God’s upward calling, in Christ Jesus” (Phil. 3:13-14).
The new Trump Administration, with the new Congress, is an opportunity, not a guarantee. The gift from God has to be met with the striving of which Paul speaks, and with the mental discipline. He talks about always looking forward, not behind.
And he speaks later in Philippians about how we need to think:
”Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things” (Phil. 4:8).
This discipline of positive thinking is a key to President Trump’s success. During all the lawfare, indictments, and convictions he had to endure, I recall his response to an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” in which Kristen Welker asked if he was worried about possible imprisonment. His response was, “I don’t even think about it.”
And in numerous rally speeches, he pointed out that in America, “we don’t talk about greatness anymore.” He lamented that so much of our conversation centered on our weaknesses, our failures, and our problems as a nation.
Now of course, we have to talk about problems to solve them, and he does. But making America great requires talking about greatness, and that demands thinking about greatness.
Today, the deeper significance of the Inauguration, of the new beginning, is what takes place in our own minds, hearts, and conversations. It’s time to think bigger for America, to think and talk about greatness.
And the reason we can do that ties into one more element of the Trump phenomenon.
It is expressed in what he has also said many times in his rallies: This MAGA movement, this America-First movement, isn’t about him as an individual; it’s about us. He said often during the campaign, “We, together, are running for President. We will be the 47th President of the United States.”
So today is our inauguration, — we the People are the Sovereign in America – not a king, not a Court, not a Congress and not the President.
Only God has dominion over us, and that is precisely the foundation of our freedom.
In his first Inaugural address four years ago, President Trump declared:
“Today’s ceremony, however, has very special meaning. Because today we are not merely transferring power from one Administration to another, or from one party to another – but we are transferring power from Washington, D.C. and giving it back to you, the American People.”
That is true again today.
Our sorrow has been turned into joy; we are looking ahead and not behind. We are thinking and speaking of greatness again. And we are determined to exercise our power, under God, and as American citizens with a truly transformative, unique President, to make that greatness a reality.
Happy Inauguration Day to each and every one of you!
Prolife Leader Frank Pavone is National Director of Priests for Life and President of Prolife Vote.
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