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ity　by　doing　God's　work　here　on　Earth　…　by　housing　the　homeless；　ministering　to　the　needy；　providing　day　care　services　and　scholarships　and　prison　ministries；　and　reaching　out　to　those　suffering　from　HIV/AIDS。

In　my　first　book；　Dreams　From　My　Father；　I　described　the　experience　of　my　first　service　at　Trinity：

〃People　began　to　shout；　to　rise　from　their　seats　and　clap　and　cry　out；　a　forceful　wind　carrying　the　reverend's　voice　up　into　the　rafters。。。。And　in　that　single　note　…　hope！　…　I　heard　something　else；　at　the　foot　of　that　cross；　inside　the　thousands　of　churches　across　the　city；　I　imagined　the　stories　of　ordinary　black　people　merging　with　the　stories　of　David　and　Goliath；　Moses　and　Pharaoh；　the　Christians　in　the　lion's　den；　Ezekiel's　field　of　dry　bones。　Those　stories　…　of　survival；　and　freedom；　and　hope　…　became　our　story；　my　story；　the　blood　that　had　spilled　was　our　blood；　the　tears　our　tears；　until　this　black　church；　on　this　bright　day；　seemed　once　more　a　vessel　carrying　the　story　of　a　people　into　future　generations　and　into　a　larger　world。　Our　trials　and　triumphs　became　at　once　unique　and　universal；　black　and　more　than　black；　in　chronicling　our　journey；　the　stories　and　songs　gave　us　a　means　to　reclaim　memories　that　we　didn't　need　to　feel　shame　about。。