And here comes Lent

From Amy Welborn comes the very welcome news that Michael Dubruiel's devotional The Power of the Cross, out of print from its former publisher, is now available again! Better yet, it has been re-edited to be used specifically as a Lenten devotional. The original edition has a Lenten use option, but was intended as an all-purpose devotional. The updated Power of the Cross is available in a variety of eBook formats, and Amy is working on a printed book options as well. Please follow the link to Amy's blog for ordering information.

I wouldn't blog this just because I like Amy. This book came to me just before Lent in 2007, and while I was already coming into Lent with a heavy spiritual load, I knew I needed something to help me progress through Lent.  About using the Power of the Cross I wrote

Normally when I think of Lenten commitments I think of people who pray several extra rosaries a day, or attend daily Mass, or other things that can consume several penitential hours of their day. Reading a few pages a day seemed a low-enough level commitment for me. However, the final section of each day's chapter, the "Ask, Seek, Knock, Transform" helped the reading linger with me much of the day. Though I spent only some minutes reading the Scripture passages and the Durbruiel text, I spent more time during that day considering, pondering, and praying over some of the questions posed each day. I think that made this book for me a great Lenten companion. While I couldn't carve out focused hours of my day, I could spend hours during the day thinking about the Passion and the Cross and what these mean to us.

This devotional is a great resource for Lent for those truly seeking a transforming experience.