{"product_id":"as-yourself-the-sacred-work-of-embodying-grace-9780835820783","title":"As Yourself: The Sacred Work of Embodying Grace","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003e\"Love your neighbor as yourself.\" --Matthew 22:39\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWhat does it mean to love others \"as yourself?\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor spiritual director, therapist, and former pastor Caroline Vogel, loving God and loving others always came easy. What was much harder, as she discovered during a difficult season in her life, was the \"as yourself\" part. What did Jesus mean when he said to love others as yourself?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this heartening exploration of learning to love ourselves as God loves us, Vogel invites us to embrace God's deep and abiding love, with our whole being, just as we are, today and every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough spiritual practices, Biblical insights, and personal story, Vogel shows us how to move from striving for God's love to simply receiving it. With a gentle and wise voice, Caroline teaches us how to slow down, steady our minds, open our hearts, and tap into the life-giving flow of God's grace that is already within us - calling us out of our perfectionism, fear, or shame, calling us toward our own belovedness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on her own deep relationship with the Holy Spirit, Vogel reveals that when we are truly aligned with the Spirit and follow Her lead -- mind, heart, and body -- we are being infused by God's grace moment by moment. We are breathing the Spirit and the Spirit is breathing us. We are living embodied grace inside and out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you struggle to love yourself as God does, yearn to know God's love more deeply, and wonder what it's like to embody grace in your daily life, this book is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the journey of coming home to yourself in God's love, as yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eAs Yourself\u003c\/em\u003e, readers will explore: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy receiving God's love is as important as giving it away.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow \"hustling\" for God's love is the opposite of living embodied grace.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow shame is often a barrier to loving ourselves and others.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow grace already lives inside us; we simply need to open to that truth.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBiblical stories that illuminate the theology of \"as yourself.\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA dozen spiritual practices to help you embody grace.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVogel, Caroline:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Caroline Vogel is a spiritual companion, therapist and former pastor. She is a lover of the Holy Spirit, her family, and close friends. She has a Masters in Divinity from Harvard Divinity School and Masters in Counseling from the University of Tennessee. She is passionate about writing into the gaps people find themselves in and connecting the presence of a loving God with people's very real lives. She enjoys reading, writing, swimming, knitting, hanging out with her life partner Andy, and laughing with her sons Aidan and Shep.","brand":"Upper Room Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52039766147346,"sku":"9780835820783","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ee0272f2-14bb-4213-a58a-a9340b0bb696.jpg?v=1771412770","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/as-yourself-the-sacred-work-of-embodying-grace-9780835820783","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}