{"product_id":"wrestling-with-god-kilian-mcdonnell-9780974099286","title":"Wrestling with God","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThen the man said, You shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with humans, and have prevailed. (Gen 32:28)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bible is full of persons who wrestle with God. As they stumble in their lives, they love and adore their Lord. They also scheme, lie, cheat, steal, quarrel, and fornicate. Abraham, the faith model for Jews, Christians, and Muslims, tells Sarah to lie; Sarah scolds God for ignoring her; Amnon rapes his sister; Judas recognizes Jesus ' unconditional love for him; Mary thinks that by distancing himself from her, Jesus hammered a spike into her breast; Peter's wife crawls into their bed and snuggles up; Jesus ' relatives think he is crazy. In a word, as seekers of God the biblical characters mirror our lives. Like Jacob we limp away from the wrestling match.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKilian McDonnell, OSB, is a monk\/theologian of Saint John's Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota. He is the author of three other books of poetry: \u003c\/i\u003eSwift, Lord, You Are Not, Yahweh's Other Shoe\u003ci\u003e, and \u003c\/i\u003eGod Drops and Loses Things \u003ci\u003e(Saint John's University Press). \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kilian McDonnell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0974099287\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780974099286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liturgical Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.80w x 0.20d","brand":"Kilian McDonnell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46431322734847,"sku":"9780974099286","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c31efd4e-69b0-46e0-831a-6fc3a59a2c36.jpg?v=1735140977","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wrestling-with-god-kilian-mcdonnell-9780974099286","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}