I'm tired. I'm tired of feeling rejected by the American people. I'm tired of waking up in the middle of the night worrying about the war.

I will do my best. That is all I can do. I ask for your help—and God's.

As long as you are black, and you're gonna be black till the day you die, no one's gonna call you by your goddamn name. So no matter what you are called, nigger, you just let it roll off your back like water, and you'll make it. Just pretend you're a goddamn piece of furniture. [Said to his chauffeur, Robert Parker, when Parker said he'd prefer to be referred to by his name rather than "boy," "nigger" or "chief."]

If He strips us of all our own resources, we just might learn to lean on Him. And to start praying again.

No, Missy. Ain't nothing wrong with being afraid—that's only human. But we need to give our fear to Massa Jesus instead of letting our imaginations run off with it.

He was slowly learning that walking in faith meant leaving a way of life in which he was in control and willingly walking in uncertainty, trusting that God was in control.

combat worry, such as keeping a prayer journal and rereading it when I'm under attack.

Yahweh never promised that your life would be without problems. But meditate on what He has promised. Let it be your strength. God will never leave you or forsake you. He commands you not to be afraid, so to be fearful is to doubt God. And that is a sin.

Her people could trust God no matter what. Even

The wilderness is a place where we can lean on God and trust His promises, but it's also a place to discover that the arms He provides and the ears that listen to our fears sometimes belong to flesh-and-blood people.

that area. See

No matter what came next, Daniel rested safely in the grip of his Sovereign God.