We come from a long line of wanderers, looking this way and that, trying to find the promised land in a country that has never loved Black people well. Nonetheless, when tragedy—fire, disease, sickness, and physical violence—has threatened to undo us entirely, God has intervened and performed miracles. By miracle, I do not mean a simple rescue, an escape from danger. Instead, like the ancient Israelites finding their way in the desert, we have received just enough manna in the wilderness to make it to another day.
