I recently had the privilege of introducing Maya Angelou who addressed a luncheon honoring Cecil Williams at Perkins School of Theology. Ms. Angelou, a world renowned poet, writer, and actress, is author of the best-selling book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and is perhaps best remembered for her poem, "On the Pulse of the Morning," which she read at the inauguration of President William Jefferson Clinton on January 20, 1993. As I listened to her eloquent and challenging address, I was especially inspired when I recalled how God had given her the grace to overcome the great odds against her. For example, I remembered that as a result of being sexually abused by her mother's boyfriend, she was a mute for five years of her childhood. She was further abused by others who called her a moron …