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Stunning photograph and message: (Original Post) George II Jul 2020 OP
Oh WOW! What a Send off Rainbow in the Sky for John Lewis! Cha Jul 2020 #1
A new beginning is coming mshasta Jul 2020 #2
There will be a Blue Flood of Biblical proportions. Then the rainbow will shine. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #33
The arc of the moral universe bending towards justice. soothsayer Jul 2020 #3
Dr. Martin Luther King. Duppers Jul 2020 #24
! JudyM Jul 2020 #36
+++ nt brer cat Jul 2020 #50
Ah! FeelingBlue Jul 2020 #52
I hope he's dancing right on top! ❤️❤️❤️ Cha Jul 2020 #4
Impressed North Shore Chicago Jul 2020 #29
Yes, well said, North Shore Chicago! Cha Jul 2020 #47
Yes, he sure has it. Oh what a full and productive life he lived. Here's a longer version: George II Jul 2020 #42
Aw.. Yes, John Lewis has always been there for People.. & Pres Obama Cha Jul 2020 #48
A fitting farewell. Arkansas Granny Jul 2020 #5
Beautiful! And did you see this reply about the rainbow in Montgomery? highplainsdem Jul 2020 #6
Ooh I got chills soothsayer Jul 2020 #7
Oh man, I second those chills Docreed2003 Jul 2020 #13
Amazing, and NOT a coincidence! These things happen. We have a scrawny old rose bush... George II Jul 2020 #27
So you believe in Fate and the notion that our lives are one of taking options at critical points? Blue_true Jul 2020 #43
Yes. I'm proud that my parents lived good lives and did what they could to help their fellow man... George II Jul 2020 #45
In my beliefs, there is no atheist, Christian, Muslim, etc for the supreme presence of Blue_true Jul 2020 #46
Kick and highly recommended SpaceNeedle Jul 2020 #8
Beautiful and fitting. k&r n/t Laelth Jul 2020 #9
K&R stonecutter357 Jul 2020 #10
Thanks Budi Jul 2020 #11
Kick! MontanaMama Jul 2020 #12
K&R Docreed2003 Jul 2020 #14
He was a faithful child of God. Very befitting. nt Ilsa Jul 2020 #15
The beauty of the man is shining. sheshe2 Jul 2020 #16
Extremely poignant, and appropriate. ❤️ herding cats Jul 2020 #17
It's so appropriate that the heavens would celebrate this man. Dem2theMax Jul 2020 #18
Oh indeed how perfect!! Thekaspervote Jul 2020 #19
Looks like he has The Boss's approval! calimary Jul 2020 #20
If anybody gets to walk through the Pearly Gates without having to answer any questions, Dem2theMax Jul 2020 #21
An American hero - a man who put his life on the line so others might PatrickforO Jul 2020 #22
Moments that give you pause. 3catwoman3 Jul 2020 #23
Stunning. Duppers Jul 2020 #25
Stunning Tommymac Jul 2020 #26
His final bridge. n/t sarge43 Jul 2020 #28
The Rainbow Bridge is reserved for very special beings! nt pazzyanne Jul 2020 #30
This could be Earl's picture of the day, Ilsa Jul 2020 #31
Onions ... who is cutting onions? CaptainTruth Jul 2020 #32
RIP Saint John Lewis lillypaddle Jul 2020 #34
So beautiful and fitting, a sign of hope. nt crickets Jul 2020 #35
Way to go, god. jaxexpat Jul 2020 #37
So timely and fitting. Thanks Mother Nature and Roy G. Biv. And thank you John Lewis! RIP Sir. Evolve Dammit Jul 2020 #38
Beautiful Pacifist Patriot Jul 2020 #39
Beautiful and fitting. Dark n Stormy Knight Jul 2020 #40
Chills mcar Jul 2020 #41
Who's that rainbow? barbtries Jul 2020 #44
What a send-off for a Great American Hero kyburbonkid Jul 2020 #49
Some human beings contribution to the human race Roc2020 Jul 2020 #51

North Shore Chicago

(3,343 posts)
29. Impressed
Wed Jul 29, 2020, 08:00 AM
Jul 2020

The Congressman has the moves! How appropriately fitting this beautiful rainbow is, a sign of hope and a new beginning.

Cha

(297,986 posts)
48. Aw.. Yes, John Lewis has always been there for People.. & Pres Obama
Wed Jul 29, 2020, 07:16 PM
Jul 2020

will speak at his funeral..

Source: Former President Obama to speak at Rep. John Lewis’ funeral

https://www.ajc.com/john-lewis/source-former-president-obama-to-deliver-eulogy-at-rep-john-lewis-funeral/AK7SD4DN6VELFMTZ3JTX6NHREA/

Mahalo for the full Dancing vid, George! Such a cutie Pie! It tears me up.. John Lewis reached so many of us on a deeper level.

George II

(67,782 posts)
27. Amazing, and NOT a coincidence! These things happen. We have a scrawny old rose bush...
Wed Jul 29, 2020, 07:44 AM
Jul 2020

...in our backyard. We get maybe three or four roses a year on it. When we got home from my mother's funeral several years ago, there was one fully bloomed rose on it, a month before we ever got any!

My mother's hobby was roses - she had 50 bushes in her backyard.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
43. So you believe in Fate and the notion that our lives are one of taking options at critical points?
Wed Jul 29, 2020, 06:05 PM
Jul 2020

I am a Deist, I believe in a higher presence, just not the way Christians do.

I believe that the early rose bud was a sign that your Mom had lived a life of choosing the “right” options when Fate presented her with choices. I wish that everyone would do that, if that was the case, the world would be a wonderful place.

George II

(67,782 posts)
45. Yes. I'm proud that my parents lived good lives and did what they could to help their fellow man...
Wed Jul 29, 2020, 06:24 PM
Jul 2020

I could go on forever with examples, but here's one simple one....

For years they kept old coats and other clothes in the trunk of their car. If they saw a poor homeless person freezing, they'd stop, give him a coat and tuck a few bucks in his hand.

My father was an atheist, but through the way he lived his life I hope he "got a pass" for that in light of everything he did in that life.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
46. In my beliefs, there is no atheist, Christian, Muslim, etc for the supreme presence of
Wed Jul 29, 2020, 06:56 PM
Jul 2020

our Universe and beyond. Those descriptions of people are constructs that people through the ages have made up and embellished, often as a means for declaring superiority over others. I believe that we get our heaven or hell at our moment of death, and that it matters that a person was kind and caring toward people and other life here. So, a person professing to being a devout Christian, or Muslim, or Buddhist, etc, means nothing if that person hasn’t lived a core life of really caring about and caring for others, displaying daily the charity of spirit that requires.

Dem2theMax

(9,660 posts)
21. If anybody gets to walk through the Pearly Gates without having to answer any questions,
Wed Jul 29, 2020, 12:25 AM
Jul 2020

it's John Lewis. What a remarkable man. ❤
What a remarkable life. 😇

PatrickforO

(14,604 posts)
22. An American hero - a man who put his life on the line so others might
Wed Jul 29, 2020, 12:44 AM
Jul 2020

have justice.

May he have eternal rest and perpetual light.

Duppers

(28,132 posts)
25. Stunning.
Wed Jul 29, 2020, 01:55 AM
Jul 2020

There's a lump in my throat again.

Wishing eternal respect to Rep. John Lewis, a national treasure.

pazzyanne

(6,560 posts)
30. The Rainbow Bridge is reserved for very special beings! nt
Wed Jul 29, 2020, 10:00 AM
Jul 2020

John Lewis was definitely a special being! He was a special blessing to America.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,776 posts)
40. Beautiful and fitting.
Wed Jul 29, 2020, 05:29 PM
Jul 2020

It would be even better if the storm before the rainbow shot lightning bolts that hit Pissolini, but I guess you can't have everything.

kyburbonkid

(251 posts)
49. What a send-off for a Great American Hero
Wed Jul 29, 2020, 08:01 PM
Jul 2020

I hope that picture is on the front page of every newspaper. What a send-off.

Roc2020

(1,619 posts)
51. Some human beings contribution to the human race
Wed Jul 29, 2020, 09:29 PM
Jul 2020

is so profound radical and life altering that when they are gone it Truly feels as if the human race lost. RIP Great man. RIP.

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