{"product_id":"9780764238253-you-are-a-tree","title":"You Are a Tree","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd Other Metaphors to Nourish Life, Thought, and Prayer\u003cbr\u003ePushing back against the impersonal way of viewing ourselves and the world, Joy Marie Clarkson shows how the metaphors we use shape the way we think, pray, and live. Through personal stories, Scripture, poetry, and art, Joy offers meditations to help us experience God, ourselves, our relationships, and the world in a new way and with deeper meaning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither--whatever they do prospers.\"--Psalm 1:3\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSometimes we describe ourselves as trees. When we're thriving, we speak of being \u003ci\u003erooted\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003efruitful\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ein a good season\u003c\/i\u003e. When we struggle, we might describe ourselves as \u003ci\u003ewithering\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ecut off\u003c\/i\u003e from friendship and the world. These ways of describing ourselves matter because they shape the ways we live.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut in a world dominated by efficiency, we have begun to use more unforgiving metaphors. We speak of ourselves as computers: we \u003ci\u003eprocess\u003c\/i\u003e things, we \u003ci\u003erecharge\u003c\/i\u003e. In doing so, we come to expect of ourselves an exhausting, relentless productivity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou Are a Tree\u003c\/i\u003e examines how the metaphorical descriptions we use in everyday life shape the way we think, pray, and live. Weaving together meditations on our common human experiences, poetry, Scripture, and the Christian tradition, Joy Marie Clarkson explores how metaphors help us understand things like wisdom, security, love, change, and sadness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book invites you to pay attention--to your experiences, and to the words you use to describe them. That attention reveals a richly layered and meaningful world, a refreshing perspective that nurtures wonder, gratitude, and hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Extraordinarily creative and beautifully written, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou Are a Tree\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a soul-stirring companion to life in God's world that will enrich the spirit of all who read it.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--DAVID ZAHL, author of \u003ci\u003eLow Anthropology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Reading [Clarkson's] book feels more like catching up with an old friend over coffee than sitting at the feet of a remote, inaccessible sage. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou Are a Tree\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is an illuminating guide to the metaphors we use for God and our own lives, and it will show you how to meditate on a metaphor and let its deeper meanings speak.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41610615849057,"sku":"9780764238253","price":11.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28233698.jpg?v=1722507650","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780764238253-you-are-a-tree","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}