Key to the City

This morning’s presentation to the Mississippi Municipal League’s Youth Summit in Oxford, Mississippi came with several significant honors. First, I spoke on the stage where Obama debated McCain last September. Second, Mayor Richard Howorth presented me with the key to city of Oxford. A rather small key, not like the one’s I’ve seen people get on TV, but an honor now matter how you turn it. And thirdly, afterward a woman told me she nearly committed suicide on Thursday night and was still considering…up until she heard me speak. I almost find that hard to believe, quite frankly, but how can one not feel blessed to be doing the right thing when someone confesses such?