In the motion picture adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel, The Color Purple, Shug Avery leaves Harpo’s Juke Joint, on her way to the church pastored by her estranged father. On a forced march through cotton fields, Shug is accompanied by an impromptu choir, singing on their way,”Maybe God’s trying to tell you something!“ written by the late Andraé Crouch. The unspoken implication is that in trying times, it is important to listen for the lesson and hear the voice of God within it. The task for th