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The Road to Emmaus: Companions for the Journey Through Lent
by Helen Julian
Happy Easter!
This book is deceptively rich—much richer than it looks at first glance. It's a daily devotional, divided into weekly themes. Each week follows the spiritual journeys of one of the "companions" by giving a mini bio and a discussion of their personal discoveries and teachings: Thomas Traherne, Bede, Aelred of Rievaulx, The Cloud of Unknowing, John and Charles Wesley, John Donne, and Julian of Norwich. At the end of each week is a list of actions to take to put some of that wisdom into practice. I regret not taking full advantage of that this Lenten season, but it inspired me to try to do some of those suggestions during other months this year (along with reading the books listed in the bibliography!).
One of the best things about having a spiritual practice is that the more you practice, the more it seems there is an eternity of discovery and re-discovery ahead of you. Have a good pilgrimage, friends.
This book is deceptively rich—much richer than it looks at first glance. It's a daily devotional, divided into weekly themes. Each week follows the spiritual journeys of one of the "companions" by giving a mini bio and a discussion of their personal discoveries and teachings: Thomas Traherne, Bede, Aelred of Rievaulx, The Cloud of Unknowing, John and Charles Wesley, John Donne, and Julian of Norwich. At the end of each week is a list of actions to take to put some of that wisdom into practice. I regret not taking full advantage of that this Lenten season, but it inspired me to try to do some of those suggestions during other months this year (along with reading the books listed in the bibliography!).
One of the best things about having a spiritual practice is that the more you practice, the more it seems there is an eternity of discovery and re-discovery ahead of you. Have a good pilgrimage, friends.