{"product_id":"reforesting-the-soul-meditating-with-trees-hardcover","title":"Reforesting the Soul: Meditating with Trees - 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\u003eAndrew D. Mayes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I will put in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia, the myrtle, and the olive\" (Isa 41:19). This book explores pathways to renewal through the powerful metaphor of reforesting the desert places. The soul can sometimes be an arid, thirsty, desiccated place, becoming as exhausted and denuded as land that has been ravaged and stripped of its trees. God's promise is to reforest the wilderness and renew our fruitfulness. This book is a guided retreat, simultaneously enabling attentiveness to the soul while resonating with urgent ecological concerns. The rich symbolism of different trees both in the Bible and in the Christian tradition, including hymnody and poetry, leads us into meditation, reflection, and action. As land that is reforested holds the promise of new beginnings, so this book heartens us with pointers towards spiritual rejuvenation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew D. Mayes has served as spirituality adviser to the Diocese of Chichester and to the Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf. He has lived several years in Jerusalem, firstly as a theological researcher and later as director of courses of St George's College, of which he is an associate professor. He is the author of thirteen spirituality books including the award-winning \u003ci\u003eLearning the Language of the Soul\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Beyond the Edge\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand, from Wipf and Stock, \u003ci\u003eGateways to the Divine\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Voices from the Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eClimate of the Soul.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 162\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 21, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52741870125363,"sku":"9781666759709","price":45.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/cUgrNmRqSWtyNmtHVko1clNsVFM1UT09.webp?v=1764107933","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/reforesting-the-soul-meditating-with-trees-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}