Windows Into the Light: A Lenten Journey of Stories and Art

by Michael Radford Sullivan

Book Overview

Focuses on the journey from darkness to light inherent in Lent.

By using an easily accessible liturgical format, the book provides a pathway for those who walk from Ash Wednesday to the empty tomb of Easter. Chapters begin with a prayer or poetic excerpt, followed by scripture for the day or week. A narrative then expands on the themes introduced by the prayer and scripture. Exercises following the narratives are simple-mostly collage...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819223220
• ISBN13: 9780819223227
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Morehouse Publishing
• Length: 133 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

An Invitation to Experience God anew

Michael Sullivan invites the average Christian to be more contemplative, spiritual and an authentic self, for too often we are poor at journeys that require us to slow down. There is uncertainty, pain, or fear in the unknown journey. He inspires, guides, and with ease gives us tools to free our intellectual defenses of the clutter or burdens that hinder. By doing so, we open the window for opportunity to resolve areas in our life and psyche. The prayer is that we may find a deeper relationship with God in the journey, and feel hope resurrected in our lives--spiritually in our daily walk with God. His gift of illustration and personal stories capture the heart as he teaches us movement from our left brain to our right. He employs art/collages and other activities as the creative medium but in a manner that anyone can do. It is evident that Michael is passionate about experiencing God in fresh, creative ways and wants to share with us in this celebration to find the Sacred once again. Windows into the Light is deeply spiritual, yet also deeply psychological as it moves us through self-evaluation and reflection, grief, acceptance, affirmation, and celebration. What a wonderful companion during your Lenten devotions this season making this a spiritual inspiration which will be credible to your narrative throughout the Christian year. In closing, what is striking about Michael and this book is his enthusiam for living and his value in finding the Holy in the ordinary. It is in this transformation that we grow both spiritually and as the vessel for which we were created to be.