Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

"As we get ready to begin a new chapter of the US--exhausted, traumatized, grieving, and, perhaps, finally, hopeful, I want to say something:

"I'm really proud of us.

"I am proud of us for fighting for a world in which each and every human being's inherent worth, dignity, and life is regarded as a thing of consequence.

[...]

"The work isn't over. The systems of oppression that enabled the last four years are largely still in place. There will be plenty of work to do, plenty of ways we must carry forth what we have learned these last few years into the work of making tomorrow more whole.

"AND it's OK--valuable, even, I'd argue--to pause at moments of critical transition to honor the work thus far, to celebrate the wins, to see all of the fierce ways that we have held each other up until now.

"May we continue to hold, and fight for one another, tomorrow."

-- Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg (TheRaDR), 2021-01-19 [The whole thread isn't very long. Go take a look.]