{"product_id":"touched-by-god","title":"Touched By God","description":"Luigi Gioia's  Say it to God  was chosen for the 2018 Archbishop of Canterbury's Lent Book--no mean feat for a first time author. In this new book, Gioia moves on to show the art of contemplation. But he points out from the start that contemplation is not a more advanced way of praying but a greater awareness of the presence of God. The defining mark of this awareness is that we become more and more aware of God's presence, a unique kind of inner peace and joy which has been described by spiritual authors with a variety of arresting and often poetic images.  What Gioia describes is not some kind of spiritual wonderland; for it does not dispense us from struggles and doubts and often the non-evidence of God. It brings a peace which coexists with doubt, a peace which can flourish in the middle of struggles, a joy that we can discover even in suffering.","brand":"Luigi Gioia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42082704752852,"sku":"9781472951007","price":9.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9351\/9316\/files\/9781472951007.jpg?v=1776249974","url":"https:\/\/etcevents.co.uk\/products\/touched-by-god","provider":"ETCEvents","version":"1.0","type":"link"}