"I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift and the battle is not to the warriors, and neither is bread to the wise nor wealth to the discerning nor favor to men of ability; for time and chance overtake them all."
Update. Rev Lowery upstages Obama, rhetorically. Oh, man, didn't think that could be done on a day like today. (text pending update: here)
UPDATE2:
"God of our weary years
God of our silent tears"
taken from this poem.
