Introduction

In his autobiography, martin luther king junior tells the story of a night when a brick was thrown through the window of his home and a bomb threat was put on his own family. He stayed up all night sitting at his kitchen table, drinking coffee and talking to god, just saying, this is too much. I can endure anything that they throw at me, but not my children. Let them come after me, sure, but not where my babies sleep. If you're going with me, god, then i will go. But i need to know that it's you, lord. And as the sun rose on an all nighter of anxiety ridden, eartrending prayer