{"product_id":"the-wisdom-of-stability","title":"The Wisdom of Stability","description":"\u003cp\u003e By Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In whatever place you live, do not easily leave it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Abba Anthony, 3rd century AD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Without passing your own door, you can know the world. Without looking through the window, you can see the road to heaven. The farther you go, the less you know.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Lao-tzu, 7th century BC\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Deep down in our bones, we seem to know that rapid change and constant motion are hazards to our spiritual health. Humans long for the simplicity of a life that blossoms into its fullness by becoming rooted in a place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e For the Christian tradition, the heart'strue home is a life rooted in the love of God. True peace is possible when our spirits are stilled and our feet are planted - and when we get this stability of heart deep down inside of us, real growth begins tohappen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e The Wisdom of Stabilityspeaks to each of us who seek an honest path of Christian transformation. A leader of the new monastic movement, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove shows how you can:\u003cli\u003e Cultivatestability by rooting yourself more deliberately in the place where you live.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Truly engage with the people you are with.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Slow down and participate in simpler rhythms of life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Live in ways that speak to thedeeper yearnings of the human heart.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Stability may be the virtue that 21st-century Christians most ignore - and the virtue we are most called to embrace. This fine book will inspire you to look at your own life, asking 'Where am I restless? Where might God be calling me to be rooted, to stay put?'\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Lauren Winner, author of \u003ci\u003e Mudhouse Sabbath and \u003ci\u003e Girl Meets God\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Jonathan speaks out like the prophets of old, and calls us into an alternative lifestyle.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Tony Campolo, Professor Emeritus, Eastern University\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paraclete Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44606542446777,"sku":"3C3-9781557256232","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/The-Wisdom-of-Stability.jpg?v=1764110685","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/the-wisdom-of-stability","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}