I just watched the inauguration of Barak Obama as the 44th President of the United States. I am not a big fan of Mr. Obama. But I was interested in the event because of its place in the history of our nation. It is certainly historic because Obama is the first black President. But it’s also historic because, for the 44th time in over 200 years, we have peacefully and respectfully transferred power from one man to another. The stability of our nation is evidence of God’s grace in our history. But watching this inauguration, I was also a little disappointed. For the past few weeks I’ve been reading David McCullough’s biography of John Adams, member of the first Continental Congress, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and second President of the United States. John Adams was a man of character. I was disappointed by today’s inauguration because I’m not sure about the character of Barak Obama. He was elected, not based on character and substance, but on the basis of image and rhetoric. John Adams was a man submitted to God. Barak Obama saddens God in his support of abortion. John Adams believed in freedom and liberty. I am afraid that under Barak Obama our freedoms will take a back seat. John Adams was a man of wisdom and godly prudence. I was disappointed in today’s inauguration because I am concerned that Obama and his Congress, when they decide both economic and social matters, will demonstrate a lack of wisdom, a liberal and socialistic foolishness. John Adams was the first President to live in the White House. Before he left the White House, in a letter to his wife Abigail, he prayed this prayer: “I pray Heaven to bestow the best blessings on this house and all that shall hereafter inhabit. May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof.” That prayer is now inscribed over the fireplace in the White House dining room. And I pray it again on behalf of President Obama. But I can’t help but be a little bit disappointed in the quality of men that have lived and will live in the home of John Adams.