This book is about the Black sisters in my congregation and how our racialized lives meet at the crossroads of faith.  They draw me into their narratives with Black vernacular, laughter and tears, and tell me about visions and miracles; of violence, addiction, and Jim Crow racism.  I learn how they reconcile belonging to a historically White church that, before 1978, had denied them access to full membership.  As these women open their hearts to me, I am compelled to confront my whiteness and begin to understand the depth of their faith- a spiritual fire- that rises from a wellspring of experience so different from my own.