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Bread and Wine: Readings for Lent and Easter
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Paperback, 412 pages; 2005 (2003)
$18.00
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Lent (literally "springtime") is a time of preparation, a time to return to the desert where Jesus spent forty trying days readying for his ministry. He allowed himself to be tested, and if we are serious about following him, we will do the same.
—from the Introduction
Bread and Wine is essential Lenten and Easter reading. This literary devotional consists of seventy-two readings, one for each day of Lent—beginning with Ash Wednesday, and continuing through Easter and Pentecost. Contributions by an eclectic group of writers—Oscar Wilde, Thomas Merton, Dylan Thomas, Christina Rossetti, Martin Luther, Wendell Berry, Mother Teresa, C. S. Lewis, Leo Tolstoy, and others—are grouped around themes like temptation, passion, resurrection, and new life. Each selection challenges the reader to look beyond contemporary Lenten "sacrifices"—should one give up chocolate or cheese?—and truly reflect upon the implications of Christ's death and resurrection.
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