On Sunday I arrived at our church and discovered that Mo Leverett was preaching. I knew a little about him from some friends who had heard him speak before, and seeing a short television special on his work. Mo, a big, athletic good-ole-boy from Macon, GA, has devoted the last sixteen years of his life to loving and serving the residents of one of the roughest housing projects in New Orleans.
When he got up to speak, instead of going right into his talk, he picked up a guitar and went straight into one of the many songs he has written. It was some of the most soulful music I have ever seen performed live, and it becomes so real when you ponder what he has devoted his life to. He spoke on suffering, and he sang the blues, with an authenticity that only someone who has accomplished what he has can.
Take a look at this article from Paste, on Mo's music and work:
http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article/2495/feature/music/mo_leverett
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