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.