The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama

 

"When they go low, we go high." 

                -Michelle Obama from her speech at the 2016 Democratic Convention.

"We need to keep trying to go high. We must commit and recommit ourselves to the idea. Operating with integrity matters. It will matter forever. It is a tool. At the same time, though, I want to be clear: Going high is something you do rather than merely feel. It's not some call to be complacent and wait around for change, or to sit on the sidelines as others struggle. It is not about accepting the conditions of oppression or letting cruelty and power go unchallenged. 
                  -Michelle Obama, from The Light We Carry

This book was recommended by at least one member of our group and it was quite a departure from anything we have read in Page Turners this year---not the only nonfiction but the only inspirational one. I thought it was very well-written, thought-provoking and uplifting. Mrs. Obama's premise of sharing one's light reminds me of Matthew 5:15:  "Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house." (ESV)

It seems to me that when we share our light in the world, we ARE actually going high, by Mrs. Obama's definition.

It will be quite interesting to see what our group has to say about this book. I have rated it a 5 but readers with other political leanings may disagree. More later....