{"product_id":"wild-horses-run-diane-prebula-9781640281103","title":"Wild Horses Run: Beyond the Sugared Hills","description":"\u003cp\u003ePraise for God's creation rings like timeless bells, blows like a train from yesterday's valley announcing the joy of His rescue, relief, and plan--hope and a future beyond our imagination. Simple visions of His majesty and compassion flash through the pages of \u003cem\u003eWild Horses Run--Beyond the Sugared Hills\u003c\/em\u003e as in the following selection from the poem, \"Appaloosa Sky\" \u003cbr\u003e You have blown lavender light on the hills. \u003cbr\u003e The afternoon is sinking into dusk, \u003cbr\u003e soaking into the ground of our breath . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe appaloosa sky dapples with a thousand\u003cbr\u003e small clouds. They begin to merge \u003cbr\u003e as they drift over the hills. Hope\u003cbr\u003e begins to rise within--it dapples our countenance.\u003cbr\u003e This collection of poems praises the Lord of all creation for speaking to and through us. He does this in spite of our sin and frailty. Consider the following excerpt from the poem, \"The Invitation\" \u003cbr\u003e Everything's in flux, and I'm fading\u003cbr\u003e with age as our culture draws\u003cbr\u003e the breath of its final images, \u003cbr\u003e its concluding sentences.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This ending may drag on for years or decades;\u003cbr\u003e we cry for rescue with eyes of faith.\u003cbr\u003e You infuse us with a scent of home. We've welcomed\u003cbr\u003e everyone to join us--so many choose to decline.\u003cbr\u003e The pilgrimage revealed on these pages reflects the pain and suffering we all experience in this fallen world, especially in these postmodern days. God's people cry, \"Come, Lord Jesus \" The following lines from the poem, \"Seabird Passing\" praise Him: \u003cbr\u003e It's You, Lord; You absorb\u003cbr\u003e A spout of tears as I press \u003cbr\u003e into the chest of Your Spirit. You touch me\u003cbr\u003e with a breath of Your boundless beauty.\u003cbr\u003e Ponder these verses from the poem, \"Piano Solos\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou interpret the music and dance\u003cbr\u003e to color us through winds by the ocean.\u003cbr\u003e You draw us through forests and over hills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But again, You take us back to Your lost cities, \u003cbr\u003e where we stumble through the brown haze; we learn\u003cbr\u003e to breathe through the back side of everything, including ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Diane Prebula\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 164028110X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640281103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Christian Faith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/18\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d","brand":"Diane Prebula","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46383942303999,"sku":"9781640281103","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e0d70e2-49be-4556-b64e-2c75761ad35f.jpg?v=1733282155","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wild-horses-run-diane-prebula-9781640281103","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}