{"product_id":"matters-for-you-alone-paperback","title":"Matters for You Alone - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeslie Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMatters for You Alone \u003c\/em\u003eis a spiritual exploration of friendship: its shapes and duties, stresses and blames-and its absolute necessity.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eThe book takes its title from Jean-Pierre de Caussade's classic, \u003cem\u003eAbandonment to Divine Providence\u003c\/em\u003e, as it strives to interpret everyday encounters and events-the domestic, the mundane-in light of the eternal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePowerful and powerless-made perfect in weakness-the speaker in these poems is fractured and dazzling, abject and hurried, courageous and fallen, you and me. At times playful, at others deadly serious, these poems ask important questions about our friends. What is the lifespan of a friendship and how might we celebrate its glories? How have our friends made us who we are? \"As Seen in Frescoes Now Effaced\" says it this way: \"We're taught to love \/ by someone-a series of them- \/\/ each seeking a brief shelter \/ as the spirit searches \/ for more capacious \/ seas-.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA friend holds a special status-not exactly family, but often with deeper resonances of meaning and responsibility, and especially, choice. When friendships go wrong, how can we mend and heal? As \"way leads on to way,\" how can forgiveness hold the sacred memory of others and their indelible marks on us? This book is for anyone who wants to reflect on the people in our lives from whom we've received instruction, correction, inspiration, and joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 84\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752834302240,"sku":"9781639821655","price":18.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1d286391cc87183d4f9182e1ef30f852.webp?v=1780005443","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/matters-for-you-alone-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}