Looking for some spiritual reading to accompany you through Lent 2021? Here are two new books from Ave Maria Press to meet that need.
Messages of Letting Go for Lent 2021 by Fr. Michael White and Tom Corcoran features short devotions designed to help you let go of feeling offended. We all get offended from time to time. Those offenses may be unintended or deliberate, but in either case, "the fruit of offense is hurt, outrage, jealousy, resentment, strife, bitterness, hatred, and envy." These are not qualities God wants us to have. God calls us to live a life rooted in the gifts of the Holy Spirit. "We can choose to repent of the times in the past and in the present that we have chosen to hold onto an offense rather than let it go."
Each one-page reflection includes a Scripture quote, a short reflection, and a prayer prompt. These short reflections invite you to take a hard look at the offenses you are holding on to and can help you let them go to life life more fully in God.
The Living Gospel: Daily Devotions for Lent 2021 by Sr. Theresa Rickard, O.P., president of RENEW International, offers two-page devotions for each day of Lent. Each devotion includes a prayer from Scripture, an additional Scripture passage, a reflection, an action to take, and a concluding prayer.
Sr. Theresa invites us to "walk more intentionally on the two feet of discipleship - love of God and love of neighbor" so that we might "live a more authentic Christian life long after Lent has passed." These prayerful and practical devotions will help us to do just that.
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