{"product_id":"an-incremental-life-poems-luci-shaw-paperback","title":"An Incremental Life: Poems -- Luci Shaw, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Luci Shaw is a legend\" --Christianity Today\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis captivating collection of poems by beloved author Luci Shaw, reflects on daily ideas and activities as they arrive, bit by bit, to illuminate us with their wisdom and enlarge on the meanings of human experience. Like small messages from beyond, these incidents call us to pay attention.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eAn Incremental Life\u003c\/i\u003e, Shaw breathes life into the simpleness of the every-day and finds God in the memory of the mundane. Through her verses, she explores the intricate tapestry of existence, from the tender memories of childhood to the profound questions of mortality. Her poems are like windows opening to the soul, inviting readers to pause, reflect, and savor the beauty of the world around them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e INCREMENTS I live by increments, single breaths of an ambient air, marking off hours, days. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Apprenticed to grace, I tread \u003ci\u003estatio \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ein sequentiae, \u003c\/i\u003e edging every step forward before venturing the next. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Staggering up towards the stony crests of the foothills, dusty, I am almost undone with weariness, only half believing that the view will widen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In my falling upward into your home, O Faithful One, stay with me, your wind music playing the ear of my mind like an instrument. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\"This is how life happens, one day at a time, in increments! And God is in each of them for us,\" Luci Shaw\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Luci Shaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paraclete Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\/1\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.27 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.48\" H x 5.61\" L x 0.34\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781640609792\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51804312011051,"sku":"9781640609792","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9781640609792_e0443144-8791-4be8-908f-23ec8895bdb6.jpg?v=1769688649","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/an-incremental-life-poems-luci-shaw-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}