{"product_id":"you-first-karen-luke-jackson-9798385265480","title":"You First: A Love That Will Not Let Me Go","description":"Spiritual encounters can upend one's life. Karen Luke Jackson discovered this firsthand while sitting at the bedside of a dying friend. She didn't know who to confide in. She'd grown up in a small country church and knew nothing about mystical traditions. Only when a therapist told her that such experiences were a divine gift did she realize she was not alone. A quest to know more took her to the secluded island of Iona, St. Clare's humble monastery near Assisi, the Pacific redwoods, and an interfaith mikvah. In \u003ci\u003eYou First\u003c\/i\u003e, Jackson shares what she gleaned. The title poem records her initial bewilderment until she learned about three Christian mystics: \"I would have gone mad \/ had I not heard of \/ Julian. Teresa. Hildegard.\" Later, at St. Columba's Bay, \"I picked up a stone, infused it with useless regrets, and tossed it into the sea.\" And her insights from walking labyrinths, \"I enter a path with no false turns, no dead ends \/ . . . Everything is stellar dust.\" As readers dip into these poems and essays, may what is discovered shed light on their own sacred explorations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karen Luke Jackson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798385265480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Resource Publications (CA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.31d","brand":"Karen Luke Jackson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48517226037503,"sku":"9798385265480","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a1004027-a68c-47f8-9a98-b23d0ee2b632.jpg?v=1778730763","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/you-first-karen-luke-jackson-9798385265480","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}