{"product_id":"standing-before-god-paperback","title":"Standing Before God - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaymond Acker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStanding Before God\u003c\/em\u003e follows the order of the Liturgy itself. From the opening blessing to the dismissal, it traces what God does at each turn and what is required of those who remain in His presence: to stand, to hear, to keep silence, to offer, to receive, and to go. Those who enter the Liturgy do not come as observers or evaluators. They are placed before the King and bound by the terms of His commonwealth. The Liturgy does not wait for their assent. It acts, and to remain present is already to accept responsibility under His Instruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst delivered as a five-part teaching series in the context of the Divine Liturgy, this short volume speaks with the same plainness as the worship it serves. It offers no reflection, no interpretation, and no reassurance. It offers clarity about where the faithful stand and under whose authority their lives are ordered - an authority that does not recede when the assembly disperses, but abides.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor catechumens, inquirers, and those long within the Church alike, \u003cem\u003eStanding Before God\u003c\/em\u003e returns the reader to the Liturgy with sobriety, so that what has been given there may be lived under everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 84\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.23 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46607449030700,"sku":"9781601910707","price":14.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/jFgiQz323b9781601910707.webp?v=1794181850","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/standing-before-god-paperback","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}