He's not the Messiah - We are.

Those of you who are more religious/spiritual than I might cringe, but that isn't my purpose. With all the hype about Obama, some people think he is the Messiah - and not "just" the President. (I think he is just the President...) anyway, I have always thought that in the Bible, people were looking for a Messiah as this great divine being who would come and zap things and make life wonderful. Then this very human Jesus came, and his message (by example) is that the Messiah is not an external thing, but the Messiah is US - the people. We are all "chosen" people to love, honor and serve each other. We can save ourselves just the way we can damn ourselves. All we have to do is the "right" thing, and we can "save" ourselves.

Obama has said many times, "Government can't do everything. We have to do some work, and a lot of it." In other words, we are the solution to our problem. Anyway, while I don't think he (Obama) is the Messiah, I do think he will lead us by example and inspire us to do the right thing. (Even if we have to redefine "the right thing")