Dancing in the Darkness: Spiritual Lessons for Thriving In Turbulent Times by Otis Moss, Iii

A guide to uplift our spirits as we work for justice in these politically turbulent timesfrom Reverend Otis Moss, Iii, Senior Pastor at Chicagos Trinity United Church of Christ and one of the countrys most renowned and beloved spiritual and civil rights leaders. Once again, as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. first observed in the 1960s, it is midnight in Americaa dark time of division and anxiety, with threats of violence looming in the shadows. In 2008, the Trinity United Church in Chicago received threats when one of its parishioners, Senator Barack Obama, ran for president. Were going to kill you rang in Reverend Otis Mosss ears when he suddenly heard a noise in the middle of the night. He grabbed a baseball bat to confront the intruder in his home. When he opened the door to his daughters room, he found that the source of the noise was his own little girl, dancing. She was simply practicing for her ballet recital. In that moment, Pastor Moss saw that the real intruder was within him. Caught in a cycle of worry and anger, he had allowed the darkness inside. But seeing his daughter evoked Psalm 30 You have turned my mourning into dancing. He set out to write the sermon that became this inspiring and transformative book. Dancing in the Darkness is a life-affirming guide to the practical, political, and spiritual challenges of our day.