Sonny’s Blues is a fictional essay of sorts by James Baldwin based around the life of the narrator and his younger brother Sonny. The two grew up in Harlem, New York, but Sonny left and now returned. Sonny is a jazz musician who struggles with heroin on occasion. The story shows a lot about the fragility of humans. For example, Sonny, and the narrator’s father is forever changed after the death of his brother. One night, his brother is hit by a speeding car full of white men. From then on he see’s every white man as the one who killed his brother. There are several other references to death in this essay. For example, the narrator’s little two-year old daughter Gracie dies from Polio. Also Sonny’s dad dies when he is just fifteen. But among all this turmoil in sonny’s life he remains hopeful in his music. As we were discussing Lectio Divina in class, a phase reminded me to be hopeful amongst the turmoil. “Sonny’s fingers filled the air with life, his life. But that life contained in so many others…that he could help us be free if we would listen, that he would never be free until we did.” That combination quote from page 409 really struck me, because of the tone and imagery that I took from it. As well as the power of music specifically jazz music had on this era. It still has a great deal of affect now, however music then was monumental because of the social injustice going on at the time. So Sonny’s fingers really did fill the air with life. Also during the Lectio Divina time, we were asked to write out a prayer. I wrote a prayer down basically thanking God for this life that He’s given to me. And that I would be able to impact people’s life’s though my gifts such as soccer in order that they may have life.