02559cam a2200301 i 4500 614841381 TxAuBib 20230214120000.0 221212s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2022038610 9781501177699 HRD 25.00 1501177699 HRD 25.00 TxAuBib rda Moss, Otis, III, 1970-, author. Dancing in the darkness [BOOK] : spiritual lessons for thriving in turbulent times / Otis Moss III with Gregory Lichtenberg. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2023. xii, 130 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-130). Once again, as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. first observed in the 1960s, it is midnight in America—a 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. “We’re going to kill you” rang in Reverend Otis Moss’s 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 daughter’s 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. Drawing on the teachings of Dr. King, Howard Thurman, sacred scripture, southern wisdom, global spiritual traditions, Black culture, and his own personal experiences, Dr. Moss instructs you on how to practice spiritual resistance by combining justice and love. Provided by publisher. 20230214. Self-actualization (Psychology) Religious aspects Christianity. Social movements Religious aspects Christianity. Lichtenberg, Gregory, author.