{"product_id":"glimpsing-glory-poems-of-living-dying-praying-playing-belonging-longing-9781945099151","title":"Glimpsing Glory: Poems of Living \u0026 Dying, Praying \u0026 Playing, Belonging \u0026 Longing","description":"\u003cp\u003eLawton's poetry evokes, provokes, and soaks the reader in both the earthy and the transcendent. Enter these poetic pages and let yourself feel that you are: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003emusing in an old-growth Redwood forest.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eexploring an Island off the coast of Maine.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003efinding hope in a wildlife-welcoming garden.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eawe-struck in a Rocky Mountain meadow.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eamazed by stars singing in the night sky\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edelighting in the return of spring birds\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eattending births and deaths of loved ones\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eexperiencing healing of painful memories\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eaffirming faith in the God of all creation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ecomposed in lyrical, penetrating, sometimes-playful words, these sixty-six poems and meditative verses, varied in style, are organized into seven sections: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eRelating\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCommuning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTrusting\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLiving\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDying\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePraying\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWord-playing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs the author states in the \u003cem\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/em\u003e: \"What do I mean by 'Glory'? A taste, a flicker, a glimpse, a glimmer; a flash, a whisper, a rustling breeze; a fleeting moment that lingers on taste buds, nerve ends, rides overtones of sound, tingles with goose bumps of closeness, surprise, recognition...God is for us, with us, in us, among us; but only in the glimpses--usually coming uninvited, unexpected--are we awake to God's presence and life's mysteries and surprises...We may be awakened in momentary, sensory experiences--as the Spirit hovers over our chaos--of beauty, living things, a word spoken, thin places...These moments in which we receive glimpses of glory are worth holding and treasuring. That is my purpose in writing these poems.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cladach Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781945099151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.30d","brand":"Catherine Lawton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36672052428956,"sku":"9781945099151","price":13.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1af410f0-b486-4584-b021-2f655f43b2b2.jpg?v=1603926848","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/glimpsing-glory-poems-of-living-dying-praying-playing-belonging-longing-9781945099151","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}