"The Rev. Malcolm Boyd, an Episcopal priest and author who challenged racism, war and religious complacency in the 1960s and �70s..."

"... and was one of the first prominent clergymen in America to acknowledge his homosexuality publicly, died on Friday in Los Angeles. He was 91."

Wearing his clerical collar, accompanied by a jazz guitar or a blues horn, he recited talking-with-God prayers from his 1965 best-selling book, �Are You Running With Me, Jesus?�

�It�s morning, Jesus,� he�d say. �I�ve got to move fast � get into the bathroom, wash up, grab a bite to eat, and run some more. Where am I running? You know these things I can�t understand. It�s not that I need to have you tell me. What counts most is just that somebody knows, and it�s you. That helps a lot. So I�ll follow along, O.K.? But lead, Lord. Now I�ve got to run. Are you running with me, Jesus?�

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