Publisher's Synopsis
Listening for God's voice through the Word, nature, and the arts can lead to the habit of hearing Him everywhere. That is the extraordinary life we were all created to live. Kirk Manton draws upon a lifetime of experiences as an ordinary person walking with an extraordinary God to write poetry and devotionals that are accessible, meaningful and inspirational. Soak in the thirty-one chapters of The Grace of Rain, and you will experience a deeper, more intimate walk with God. Each chapter contains a poem, a personal backstory to the poem, and a devotional with related inspiring thoughts and scriptures. Here are additional details from the Forward by British poet Malcolm Guite: There are short poems here that transfigure everyday objects and there are longer poems that take us on a journey, a journey back through our own history, back through the bible or out into a new appreciation of the beauty and power of God's creation. There are poems that reveal the brief grace in little things and poems that remind us of the awesome, indeed Angelic powers behind all the appearances of nature. Though there is much more here than just pious sentiment, Kirk doesn't duck the big issues, or the controversial ones in this poetry. There is plenty to challenge the reader who is struggling with temptation, to provoke the reader who has become blase or over-confident, and to rouse in every reader that sense of child-like awe and wonder which we so often lose as adults but which poetry can help to restore. Kirk has also provided his readers, in the 'Behind' and 'Between' sections that follow the poems, a helpful resource for deepening the way they read and for making the transition between poetry and prayer. I would commend this book not only for personal use but also as a resource for small church groups or circles of friends who could read, discuss, and pray through it together. I hope you enjoy reading these poems as much as I did. Malcolm Guite
