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Are We There Yet?: Pilgrimage in the Season of Lent
Using various and varied stories of pilgrimage and pilgrims, this book will explore the penitential and purgative process of walking to/around/through some of the most beloved pilgrimage sites in the Christian tradition as well as introduce the idea of an internal pilgrimage, a journey through difficult terrain of the soul.
This book will undergird and strengthen established daily devotional practices for those observing Lent. It will also serve as a way to invite people into observing Lent in ways they may not have previously considered.
This book will undergird and strengthen established daily devotional practices for those observing Lent. It will also serve as a way to invite people into observing Lent in ways they may not have previously considered.
149 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 19, 2017
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April 9, 2023
For Christians, Lent is a penitential time of prayer, fasting, and reading scripture that serves as a period of preparation for Jesus's Resurrection on Easter Sunday. And this book, published by Episcopal Church publisher Forward Movement, is an inspirational daily devotional for the six weeks of Lent plus Easter Sunday with selected passages from the Bible, as well as a short reading and prayer.
Centered on the word "pilgrimage," the authors each describe a pilgrimage they did, offering personal insights into the struggles and courage it took to complete their journey.
While most—but not all—of the pilgrimages described in the book are demanding physical journeys, two are about the inner pilgrimages we make between our brain and our heart. After all, life is a journey even if we're not backpacking during the day and sleeping in tents at night.
Represented in this short book are:
• A married couple who walked the Camino de Santiago following the French route share their journey of purgation and penance.
• A woman who leads pilgrimages to historic lynching sites in the American South shares her journey of forgiveness and freedom.
• A man who believes his life was saved by the Virgin Mary and then promised to make pilgrimages to two shrines built in her memory shares his journey of devotion and discovery.
• A single woman who walked the final 100 kilometers of the Camino de Santiago shares her journey of insight and inspiration.
• A convicted murderer who served his time in prison and now works in a psychiatric hospital shares his journey of healing and hope.
• A woman who was born without legs or arms and leads a life that is rich, full, and artistic shares her journey of community and companionship.
• A married couple who took six months to hike the full length of the Appalachian Trail share their journey of reconciliation, redemption, and returning home.
This book, which has a definite Episcopal slant to it, is a wonderful resource for those seeking a daily devotional practice during Lent. It might even inspire you to set out on a pilgrimage of your own.
Centered on the word "pilgrimage," the authors each describe a pilgrimage they did, offering personal insights into the struggles and courage it took to complete their journey.
While most—but not all—of the pilgrimages described in the book are demanding physical journeys, two are about the inner pilgrimages we make between our brain and our heart. After all, life is a journey even if we're not backpacking during the day and sleeping in tents at night.
Represented in this short book are:
• A married couple who walked the Camino de Santiago following the French route share their journey of purgation and penance.
• A woman who leads pilgrimages to historic lynching sites in the American South shares her journey of forgiveness and freedom.
• A man who believes his life was saved by the Virgin Mary and then promised to make pilgrimages to two shrines built in her memory shares his journey of devotion and discovery.
• A single woman who walked the final 100 kilometers of the Camino de Santiago shares her journey of insight and inspiration.
• A convicted murderer who served his time in prison and now works in a psychiatric hospital shares his journey of healing and hope.
• A woman who was born without legs or arms and leads a life that is rich, full, and artistic shares her journey of community and companionship.
• A married couple who took six months to hike the full length of the Appalachian Trail share their journey of reconciliation, redemption, and returning home.
This book, which has a definite Episcopal slant to it, is a wonderful resource for those seeking a daily devotional practice during Lent. It might even inspire you to set out on a pilgrimage of your own.
March 10, 2018
Moving stories of individuals and couples who "travel" through life and all its travails and hardships. Great reading for those who seek to link their own travels travels during Lent on their way to Good Friday and Easter Sunday!
April 20, 2025
I like to read a daily devotional during Lent, and this was my choice for 2021. Having walked part of the Camino de Santiago, I liked this angle on daily readings. It is written by several people, including some who did the Camino which made it on target for me. It felt a little light weight, but it was easy and thought provoking reading for the most part. 3.5 stars
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