{"product_id":"in-the-low-honest-prayers-for-dark-seasons-hardcover","title":"In the Low: Honest Prayers for Dark Seasons - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJustin McRoberts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eScott Erickson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe spend time in the Low because we're human, not because we're broken.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Low\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a collection of contemplative words and images for seasons of depression. It is a book designed to meet you where you are and sit with you there the way God does: intentionally and without judgment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor many of us, the question isn't whether or not we will enter into depression but how to be there when we do. In those low places, we experience disconnection from others, from a meaningful life, and from God, and it can be difficult to know what to think or pray. This is where art and the honest prayers of others can help us name what we're experiencing so we know we're not alone. \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Low\u003c\/i\u003e is designed to meet you in the dark and linger there with you as you sit under the weight of depression or despair. Instead of shaming you for how you feel, minimizing your pain, or suggesting quick fixes, Justin McRoberts and Scott Erickson offer you prayers in language and imagery that can help you be honest and vulnerable with yourself and with God. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing poetic prayers for deeper relationships, healing from trauma, a hopeful future, and more, \u003ci\u003eIn the Low\u003c\/i\u003e meets you where you are in your journey and calls you deeper into the heart of God--who is not afraid of the dark.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eIn the Low\u003c\/i\u003e has a permanent spot on my bookshelf.\"--\u003cb\u003eEmily P. Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Walk into a Room\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Here is a tender guide, not to answers but to the shared humanity of searching, waiting, and finding meaning in the in-between.\"--\u003cb\u003eDavid Gungor\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Brilliance\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I can offer no higher compliment than this: Someone I love dearly picked up this book during a stretch of pressing darkness, and it helped them.\"--\u003cb\u003eShauna Niequist\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eI Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As someone who has wanted to end it all in her own season of depression, and who accompanies many others in theirs, \u003ci\u003eIn the Low\u003c\/i\u003e is the gift I've longed for.\"--\u003cb\u003eTara Owens\u003c\/b\u003e, executive director, Anam Cara Ministries, spiritual director, and author of \u003ci\u003eEmbracing the Body\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eIn the Low\u003c\/i\u003e gives voice to those struck speechless by despair, honoring the sacred truth that faith often speaks through the shadows.\"--\u003cb\u003eJonathan Merritt\u003c\/b\u003e, columnist and author of \u003ci\u003eLearning to Speak God from Scratch\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book resonates deeply within my angsty artist heart, and I'm so grateful it exists in the world.\"--\u003cb\u003eJess Janz\u003c\/b\u003e, poet and founder of Dinner with Strangers \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Scott and Justin created a hand to hold in the valley, and I'm grateful to the both of them for how warm it is.\"--\u003cb\u003eLevi The Poet\u003c\/b\u003e, spoken word artist \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"You will treasure this book, I predict, and come back to it again and again.\"--\u003cb\u003eBrian D. McLaren\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eFaith After Doubt\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLife After Doom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eIn the Low\u003c\/i\u003e is accompaniment for the places inside that deserve to be known, the wordless places that need words, the dark and diffuse places that need form and shape.\"--\u003cb\u003eDr. Hillary L. McBride\u003c\/b\u003e, psychologist, podcast host, author, and mother\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A warm, tender, desperately needed book that doesn't speak \u003ci\u003eabout\u003c\/i\u003e the ache but from \u003ci\u003einside of it\u003c\/i\u003e.\"--\u003cb\u003eJonathan Martin\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Survive a Shipwreck\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Road Away from God\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eIn the Low\u003c\/i\u003e is both simple and subversive, inviting us not simply into peace but fuller personhood.\"--\u003cb\u003eK.J. Ramsey\u003c\/b\u003e, licensed therapist and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Common Courage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Encounter this book on its own terms. Encounter this book at the necessarily slow pace of God. And above all, encounter this book and come to know the joy of the God of the Low.\"--\u003cb\u003eCurt Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e, MD, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Deepest Place\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Soul of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Permission to name the ache in our hearts without rushing to fix it.\"--\u003cb\u003eKayla Craig\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eEvery Season Sacred\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTo Light Their Way\u003c\/i\u003e and creator of Liturgies for Parents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Justin and Scott offer us words, images, and their own selves in ways that gently dispel that piece of the darkness and give us a sense of companions who see us, know us, and care.\"--\u003cb\u003eDonna Hatasaki\u003c\/b\u003e, senior director of spiritual formation, Young Life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe spend time in the Low because we're human, not because we're broken.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Low\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of contemplative words and images for seasons of depression. It is a book designed to meet you where you are and sit with you there the way God does: intentionally and without judgment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eIn the Low\u003c\/i\u003e has a permanent spot on my bookshelf. I'm grateful for the unhurried connection Scott and Justin offer to us through their words, images, and humanity. This one is a must-read for anyone in any kind of low.\"--\u003cb\u003eEmily P. Freeman, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Walk into a Room\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"We humans distract ourselves from ourselves in innumerable ways, not least with our incessant verbosity. With\u003ci\u003e In the Low\u003c\/i\u003e, Scott Erickson and Justin McRoberts have offered the world an artifact of beauty and brevity, ushering us into that chamber of our interior lives that God has occupied from before the foundation of the world.\"--\u003cb\u003eCurt Thompson, MD\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Deepest Place \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Soul of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJustin McRoberts\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, coach, speaker, and songwriter. When he's not writing, speaking, or coaching, you can find him as the host of the \u003ci\u003eAt Sea Podcast\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in the East San Francisco Bay Area. Learn more at JustinMcRoberts.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eScott Erickson\u003c\/b\u003e is a painter, author, and performance artist creating a visual vocabulary for the spiritual journey. When he's not touring, you can find him at home in Vancouver, Washington. Learn more at ScottEricksonArt.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJustin McRoberts\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, coach, speaker, and songwriter. When he's not writing, speaking, or coaching, you can find him as the host of the \u003ci\u003eAt Sea Podcast\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in the East San Francisco Bay Area. Learn more at JustinMcRoberts.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eScott Erickson\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist, author, performance speaker, and creative curate. Scott's work has appeared on CNN, \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, and various magazines, newspaper outlets, and book covers. Scott lives in Vancouver, Washington. 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