The Rev. Silvester Beaman, pastor of the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Wilmington, Delaware, who will deliver the benediction at President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony next Wednesday, says he's confident the president-elect will “seek after the heart of God” to lead the country.
On Thursday my colleague at sister site
Hot Air, Karen Townsend, wrote a piece about the upcoming Joe Biden-Kamala Harris inauguration with a rhetorical (and cheeky) headline: “Can Tom Hanks Bring America Together For Biden’s Inauguration?” Along with some inconvenient facts about exactly which companies are helping to foot the bill for the event through hefty donations to Biden’s Inauguration Committee (think: Big Tech), it also gave a comprehensive outline of the star-studded prime time event coming up next Wednesday after the swearing-in ceremony.
Hanks is Hollywood’s idea of an actor with a non-partisan appeal. He’s been chosen to host a 90-minute primetime Inauguration Day Special titled
President-elect Joe Biden is set to be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States Wednesday, Jan. 20. Other than the actual swearing-in, very little of the ceremony will resemble inaugurations of the past.
For safety purposes, Presidential Inaugural Committee officials, who earlier this week announced America United as the theme of the event, are encouraging people interested in participating in the inauguration to do so from home. Here is a list of inauguration-related activities available and the inauguration schedule, as of Jan. 14. For the most up-to-date information on the inauguration, go PIC’s official website at bideninaugural.org.
US President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks on the public health and economic crises at The Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware, on January 14, 2021. | JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images
The Rev. Silvester Beaman, pastor of the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Wilmington, Delaware, who will deliver the benediction at President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony next Wednesday, says he s confident the president-elect will “seek after the heart of God” to lead the country.
“This final blessing over the event is God’s opportunity to cover the nation in grace as we launch the Biden-Harris administration. I personally know that President Biden will seek after the heart of God, it has been his lifestyle over the years. In his toughest moments it has been the light of God’s love that has guided and sustained him,” Beaman said in a statement on Facebook Thursday.