false 2746037 1 <P>A guide to Lent that invites spiritual observance and a willingness to be transformed by grace.</p> <P>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.</p> <P>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.</p> 2771716 31 1 2008 Small Surrenders: A Lenten Journey total:5|5:1|4:2|3:2| 5 19 11 2 4 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 08 16:23:40 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 22 17:16:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 13:03:39 -0800 2009 Wed Jul 01 21:40:01 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 24 11:39:41 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 11:39:41 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jun 30 15:11:03 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 15:11:03 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Apr 09 16:39:17 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 16:39:17 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Mar 08 03:35:19 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 03:35:19 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Feb 20 10:38:35 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 10:38:42 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Apr 13 09:25:48 -0700 2009 Wed Feb 18 20:08:29 -0800 2009 Mon Apr 13 09:25:48 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 20 18:16:35 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 18:16:35 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Feb 26 04:41:30 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 04:41:40 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Mon Mar 24 12:57:04 -0700 2008 Mon Feb 25 18:33:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 18:33:00 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2746037