Small Surrenders: A Lenten Journey (Hardcover)

by Emilie Griffin (Author) "LENT IN SOME SENSE IS A PLUNGE INTO A thicket, a sustained time in a wilderness place..." (more)
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A guide to Lent that invites spiritual observance and a willingness to be transformed by grace.

Lent is a time of year when Christians of all backgrounds open themselves to a deeper relationship with God through prayer, fasting, spiritual reading, and other disciplines. Small Surrenders provides a perfect daily guide to this holy season, with forty-seven meditations for Lenten weekdays, Sundays and Easter Sunday. Emilie Griffin uses brief, provocative quotations from ancient and modern sources as starting-points for her warm, conversational meditations, which focus on deepening the spiritual life.

Readers will gain new insights on various aspects of Lent - the "small surrenders" we make throughout the season - including the attitudes we should bring to Lent, our relationship to Jesus Christ during these days, the disciplines we may adopt, and how to maintain commitment over such an extended time. Major sources for reflection are Jesus' time in the wilderness, as well as the final week of Lent when we observe his passion, death, and resurrection. Griffin also provides a brief history of Lent and considers the value of Lenten practice in contemporary life.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 249 pages
• Publisher: Paraclete Press (MA) (January 31, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557255261
• ISBN-13: 978-1557255266
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #859,420 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Stellar - like all of Griffin's writings, October 22, 2008

By	Jan Gunter (Round Rock, TX USA) - See all my reviews

I read this as my Lenten spiritual reading this year, and it was brilliant. One day when the reading was particularly on point for my experience, I came to my keyboard and typed out a response to Emilie Griffin herself - found her email address online. The act of writing out my response was beautiful in itself, and I always consider something that stimulates my thought enough to have to write about it to be a good read! But the bonus was that I got an email response from Emilie who, despite her thick resume, is a wonderful, personable woman. This book took me full circle from reading, to meditating on scripture, to response, to community. It doesn't get any better than that!

5.0 out of 5 stars Small Surrenders by Emilie Griffin, March 16, 2009

By	S. Carruth (Norman, OK USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Small Surrenders: A Lenten Journey (Paperback)

This is a wonderful Lenten study. The daily readings are short, but full of deep thought and contemplation. It is good for a small group or just for personal use. This is my second year to do this, and I am learning new things every day.