In Response to Proposition 8

The Psalmist declares, “Those who sow in tears will reap in joy” (Psalm 126:5).

In May 2008, we knew joy. And, in November 2008, we once again knew tears.

But, our tradition reminds us that nothing is static.

Ecclesiastes tells us, “A season is set for everything, a time for every experience under the heaven,” (Ecclesiastes 3:1).

Those who supported Proposition 8 told us your time is never. But, there were millions of Californians who told us otherwise.

And, I say: The time for equality is now.

“One may lie down weeping at nightfall; but at dawn there are songs of joy” (Psalm 30:5).

Now, we must act. We must not lose hope. We must continue living.

“A time for silence and a time for speaking,” (Ecclesiastes 3:7)

Let us not lose voice. Let us join as one voice.

Martin Luther King, Jr. proclaimed, “The arc of history is long, but it bends toward justice...”

And so, we will continue to seek, continue to demand, continue to act for justice.