Tonight's the night For the sinners and the saints Two worlds collide in a beautiful display It's all love tonight When we step across the line We can sail across the sea To a city with one King CITY ON OUR KNEES City on Our Knees by Toby Mac Bethany House September 2010 Amazing things happen when people have the courage to live, work, and pray in the spirit of unity. Often, to make these things happen, we have to step out of our comfort zone and into a world we find uncomfortable or intimidating. City On Our Knees challenges you to take the first step. The book offers you stories of people who have stepped across the lines. They are not the author's stories, but their stories. God can use us right here, right now, but we gotta start somewhere. In Toby Mac's song he writes: "City is about a MOMENT - A moment when we all come TOGETHER - And our DIFFERENCES FALL by the wayside - And LOVE fills in the cracks - And we turn our attention on what UNITES us. CITY IS ABOUT A MOMENT, AND THAT MOMENT COULD BE NOW'. The book is about Alexandra, One Sunday in Birmingham,, Alabama, Allyson Felix. A Pastor Undone, Poverty and Politics, Chasing Little Miracles, Facing the Storms, Awakening, Into The Jaws Of Hell and many more stories of individuals who crossed the line. When we look around the world of today, the division is overwhelming - rich/poor, black/white, liberal/conservative, mail/female - etc. Within the church we see the same thing. People are not willing to cross the line - get out of their comfort zone. We live in a self-focused society, continually encouraged to "stand up for ourselves" and "look out for number one". The song "City On Our Knees" is uniquely special to Toby Mac. It sums up what his career and his life is all about. Life is fuller when we come together. This book reflects the heart of Mac's song. The book is a collection of powerful stories that show what life can look like when people step out in courage and in love, and strengthen the family of God. Toby Mac is a Grammy Award winning artist, producer, and song writer. In 1900s he was part of the popular group dcTalk and launched his solo career in 2001. Toby Mac has written a number of christian songs and is the author of several books. This book is an eye opener for all of us who set back in our comfort zone - never crossing the line. As followers of Jesus, we are not immune to times of hardship and challenge. Times when hope seems distant, out of reach - but it is really not so far away, God hears us in our despair and He will perform miracles. City On Our Knees is a must read book. It will inspire you to step across the line - seize the moment. Highly recommended.