{"product_id":"9781506465739","title":"Ladder to the Light","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComforting words of wisdom and challenge from a Choctaw elder, who summons the Spirit to lead readers from fear and despair to hope and action.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDarkness will not last forever. Together we can climb toward the light.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThey were as troubled as we, our ancestors, those who came before us, and all for the very same reasons: fear of illness, a broken heart, fights in the family, the threat of another war. Corrupt politicians walked their stage, and natural disasters appeared without warning. And yet they came through, carrying us within them, through the grief and struggle, through the personal pain and the public chaos, finding their way with love and faith, not giving in to despair but walking upright until their last step was taken. My culture does not honor the ancestors as a quaint spirituality of the past but as a living source of strength for the present. They did it and so will we.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the same voice that has comforted and challenged countless readers through his daily social media posts, Choctaw elder and Episcopal priest Steven Charleston offers words of hard-won hope, rooted in daily conversations with the Spirit and steeped in Indigenous wisdom. Every day Charleston spends time in prayer. Every day he writes down what he hears from the Spirit. In \u003cem\u003eLadder to the Light\u003c\/em\u003e he shares what he has heard with the rest of us and adds thoughtful reflection to help guide us to the light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNative America knows something about cultivating resilience and resisting darkness. For all who yearn for hope, \u003cem\u003eLadder to the Light\u003c\/em\u003e is a book of comfort, truth, and challenge in a time of anguish and fear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"BROADLEAF BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51185483448594,"sku":"9781506465739","price":38.39,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0508\/3093\/4173\/files\/9781506465739.jpg?v=1759612050","url":"https:\/\/bargainbooks.com.au\/products\/9781506465739","provider":"Bargain Books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}