ATLANTA — Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock reflected on the disappointment he felt following the election in remarks during his Sunday sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church.
The Ebenezer Baptist pastor touched on the theme of re-establishing a "firm foundation in a shaky world."
"This past Tuesday was a tough reminder that we live in a shaky world," the Democratic senator said.
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You can watch his full sermon below. The election comments begin at about 57 minutes.
He asked if any among the churchgoers didn't mind admitting they felt a little shaken, or were feeling doubts, in the wake the election. The congregation gave applause in response.
"It's alright," Warnock said. "Because we find ourselves asking ourselves -- how could we be here again?"
In the remarks, Sen. Warnock did not mention President-elect Donald Trump by name. But he spoke of how he wanted to "throw up both my hands" in frustration that "huge segments of the American population, I believe, who are so shaken by their own fears that they decided to have yet another dance with the ugliest parts of our complicated American story."
"I didn't come this morning to sugar coat it," the pastor added. "This is hard, this hurts. Deep disappointment -- even a sense of betrayal. Because this is about so much more than an election, it is about the character of the country."
He went on to say that nonetheless, he will take some days to rest and then "put my spiritual boots back on" -- a play on his common refrain about preparing for hard work by putting your shoes on.
Warnock told the congregation to "sit with the grief for a little while," and noted, "clearly we've got some spiritual work to do."
