{"product_id":"the-reed-of-god-caryll-houselander-9780870612404","title":"The Reed of God: A New Edition of a Spiritual Classic","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1944 and now a spiritual classic for Catholics across the globe, \u003ci\u003eThe Reed of God\u003c\/i\u003e contains meditations on the humanity of Mary, Mother of God. British Catholic writer and artist Caryll Houselander lovingly explores Mary's intimately human side, depicting Our Lady as a musical instrument who makes divine love known to the world. This refreshed edition is rich and rewarding reading for all Christians who wonder what Mary was really like.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the Second Vatican Council led to a renewed interest in the theology and person of Mary, Caryll Houselander offered a simple yet profound reflection on the Mother of God almost fifteen years before the council began.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConfronting the static, surreal \"Madonna of the Christmas card,\" Houselander provides instead an intuitive, warmly human, and approachable image of the Mother of God. Through the central image of a reed that is played for music, Houselander demonstrates how Mary chose to make herself an instrument for the divine plan, giving her inmost being to the proclamation of God's greatness. In sharing her distinctive vision of Mary, Houselander offers the Mother of God as a model for all people seeking to be instruments of the Divine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe essays and poems in \u003ci\u003eThe Reed of God\u003c\/i\u003e also reflect on the mysteries of Mary's life and her impact on salvation history. In the book's four parts, Houselander explores key events of Mary's life, including her fiat, finding Jesus in the Temple, and the Assumption, as well as the themes of fruitful emptiness and the eternal search for union with God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Caryll Houselander\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0870612409\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780870612404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Christian Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 4.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/04\/2009 pg. 28","brand":"Caryll Houselander","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44053848031487,"sku":"9780870612404","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a1026a06-74b7-4186-94dd-049f651504ac.jpg?v=1685026576","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-reed-of-god-caryll-houselander-9780870612404","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}