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The art of kintsugi ('repairing with gold') not only restores cracked objects but makes them even more beautiful than before.
Alone on an 8-day retreat in the Egyptian desert, Justine Allain Chapman experienced first-hand the physical, spiritual and mental struggle many have endured before her. Our own desert experience may involve attending to challenges that come upon us suddenly - such as an illness or bereavement - or to difficult relationships or patterns of thinking that have long been draining us of life and joy.
A Lenten pilgrimage is testing. We have to search within ourselves for answers which lie hidden, to draw on each other's strengths, to reflect deeply and to trust that we will be enabled to integrate our many experiences. But there is a 'bright flame before us, a guiding star above'. And the God, who always calls us to love beyond ourselves, offers tender healing for our brokenness, longing that we may be consoled and renewed.
This vividly written book includes wide ranging prayers and scripture readings, along with guides to using the material with groups and in preaching and worship.
'Brings us to Easter with both a deeper sense of self and a deeper engagement with God.'
The Revd Dr Roger L Walton, President of the Methodist Conference 2016
Praise for Resilient Pastors:
'Pragmatic and compassionate... I wish I had read this book years ago.' The Rt Revd Alan Wilson, Church Times
FOLLOW: FROM ASH WEDNESDAY
AND THROUGH THE FIRST WEEK OF LENT
Prayers for the week 7
Ash Wednesday Enter the desert 9
Thursday Make a straight path 12
Friday Voices in the silence 15
Saturday Solid as a rock 18
Monday Called to depth 21
Tuesday Named 24
Wednesday Be a bright flame before me 27
Thursday Be a guiding star above me 30
Friday Be a smooth path beneath me 33
Saturday Be a kindly shepherd behind me 36
FLOURISH: THE SECOND WEEK
Prayers for the week 41
Monday Build a house 43
Tuesday Take heart 46
Wednesday Guard your inner life 49
Thursday The reality of suffering 52
Friday Wipe the dust from your feet 55
Saturday Restless for home 58
FALLING: THE THIRD WEEK
Prayers for the week 63
Monday Broken 65
Tuesday Losing control 68
Wednesday The cockerel at daybreak 71
Thursday The heart of God 74
Friday Gone fishing 77
Saturday Wise as serpents, gentle as doves 80
FAITHFUL: THE FOURTH WEEK
Prayers for the week 85
Monday Holding and healing 87
Tuesday Kintsugi – the art of repairing
with gold 90
Wednesday My story 93
Thursday Untangling and binding 96
Friday The buried treasure of our needs 99
Saturday O Lord, open our lips 102
FRUITFUL: THE FIFTH WEEK
Prayers for the week 107
Monday Success without swords 109
Tuesday Thin places 112
Wednesday Abiding to be fruitful 115
Thursday Peter and Paul 118
Friday Out of kilter 122
Saturday Angels 125
FULFIL: HOLY WEEK
Prayers for the week 131
Monday Hosanna 134
Tuesday Money talks 137
Wednesday Beautiful feet 140
Maundy Thursday The past, the Last Supper and
the future 143
Good Friday Standing at the cross 146
Holy Saturday Darkness 149
Easter Day The resurrection life of Easter 152
Using this book with groups 155
Using this book in preaching and worship 158