Following Christ: A Lenten Reader to Stretch Your Soul

Following the 15 Stations of the Cross--from Gethsemane to the Resurrection--this reader will inspire you this Lenten season.

Lent's forty days are a time to focus on obedience and waiting on God. The biblical models of this intentional patience are Moses, Elijah, and Jesus. Each fasted forty days in solitude, were tested and purified, and lived out this truth: "Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him." (Isa. 30:18)
If you, too, want wholeness, wait and stretch your soul toward the sun of God's forgiveness. Each chapter or Station of this new book begins with Scripture, reflection, and quotations for each day from people like John of the Cross, Hildegard, Athanasius, Antony the Great, Benedict of Nursia, Clare of Assisi, Mechthild of Magdeburg, Julian, Catherine of Siena, and Birgitta of Sweden. They will inspire you, when you are alone with God, to dare new surrenders that can heal you and make you whole. It is the time of Lent. It is time to listen...

Take this season to listen and look for Christ's presence in your life.

Lent is a time of new life and fresh beginnings. In this unique reader for the season, short readings from extraordinary Christians will open windows on your spiritual life. allowing fresh air to burst in.

You'll find the life-changing wisdom of Francis of Assisi, Hildegard of Bingen, Thomas a Kempis, Richard Rolle, Benedict of Nursia, Julian of Norwich, Catherine of Siena, Teresa of Avila, the Desert Fathers and Mothers, and others. Because each was a person of fervent life and passionate prayer, their words reveal how our waiting on God, and seeking God's will, lead to a life of meaning and joy.