{"product_id":"natures-testament-words-and-pictures-of-a-journey-with-god-paperback","title":"Nature's Testament: Words and Pictures of a Journey with God - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDiane Hobelaid\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePat Meyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003eJoyce Withrow\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRising rays pierce fir and cedar shadows, \u003cbr\u003eilluminating diamond-dewed webs\u003cbr\u003estrung like laundry from fragile twig to twig.\u003cbr\u003e...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRivulets of yellow rippling down\u003cbr\u003ethe ever-green?d slopes, \u003cbr\u003eand round each outcrop, \u003cbr\u003eburning bushes signal\u003cbr\u003ewe're on holy ground.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMolten glass reflecting rock and slopes of autumn glory, \u003cbr\u003esilent, still, 'til broken by a dipping paddle stroke.\u003cbr\u003eAnd we, gliding through reflected glory, \u003cbr\u003elearn that heaven may be paddling in the sky.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLife is messy, filled with struggle as well as joy, yet we can see the fingerprints of a Creator everywhere if we have our senses and imaginations open to perceive them. God's presence is woven in and through the questions we all live with and in the moments in nature that take our breath away. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe poems in Nature's Testament celebrate this presence in everything from canoe trips to soul-searching enquiries into Biblical stories to the challenges and sometimes sheer silliness of daily 21st-century life. Illustrated throughout with full-colour photographs, it is a tribute to the sacred, to both serious and light-hearted searches for meaning, and life in all its messy, difficult splendour.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust a little jaunt across the lake, your sleeping form\u003cbr\u003ea reassuring presence in my stern. A peaceful respite-\u003cbr\u003ebut suddenly the wind and waves whip death and loss to come.\u003cbr\u003eThe clouds press in. My boat founders as I cry out to you\u003cbr\u003eto save me!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eYet you are not afraid, \u003cbr\u003eLord of the Universe.\u003cbr\u003eYour word brought forth the sea\u003cbr\u003eand all that dwells within, \u003cbr\u003eand peace for sailors, wet, \u003cbr\u003ewhile I wail in my soggy, sodden boots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 102\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51773487218976,"sku":"9781038316165","price":19.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2685b928d5b37b1c9dc25f791e7d277e_aed6cdf8-a8fd-4bcf-9189-efe4cf81dc9c.webp?v=1780427054","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/natures-testament-words-and-pictures-of-a-journey-with-god-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}