{"product_id":"union-with-god-according-to-st-john-of-the-cross","title":"Union with God: According to St. John of the Cross","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChristian perfection consists in the twofold way of charity: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eservice of neighbor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and our \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003edirect quest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for God's love. Many of us discover ways to love our neighbor, but few achieve intimacy with God. Why? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBecause we don't know how to prepare ourselves properly to reach this exalted goal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn these pages, Father Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen lays out for us a time-tested path toward achieving complete intimacy with God, the path first mapped out centuries ago by the Church's acclaimed master of the contemplative life, St. John of the Cross (1542-1591).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSt. John showed that God hungers for union with each of us but also requires arduous efforts on our part, the many details of which Father Gabriel explains in these enlightening pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDo you perceive holiness as an unattainable goal for you?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOr is fear of the fatigue of such an effort holding you back?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbsorb this book, and allow gentle St. John to take you by the hand and lead you -- as he has led so many others -- to true intimacy with our Lord.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St Pauls Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43145154494541,"sku":"300856","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/0423\/2013\/files\/71MLd4vPKoL._SL1500.jpg?v=1781932405","url":"https:\/\/stjosephscentre.co.nz\/products\/union-with-god-according-to-st-john-of-the-cross","provider":"St Joseph's Gift Shop \u0026 Christian Supplies Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}