Author

Harper, Matthew B.

Place of Publication

Cincinnati OH

Publisher

Forward Movement Publications

Publication Date

c2007

Physical Description

64 p. ; 16.2 x 10.7 cm.

Material Type

Booklet

Notes

"[FM] 1938". -- back cover.

"[By] Matthew B. Harper".

"Based on the Daily Office for Year Two".

"Matthew B. Harper was arrested for murder, tried and convicted in 1999. He is now serving two concurrent sentences, a thirty-five year sentence for murder and a twenty-year sentence for arson, at the Greenville Correctional Center in Jarratt, Virginia. With good behavior, he will be eligible for parole in 2029". -- Editor's Note.

"The lives of prisoners are parables of Lent. I was brought to my knees in mourning and repentance before the Lord. And since my life is barren of the usual pleasures, it is a type of fasting. This is a period of building up, of learning, and of service. My rebirth during these past years is of God and is from the depths of my own soul and life. Years from now the day will come when I will walk free from this place and experience another kind of rebirth. My time here in prison is my own Lent, and in-between period of growth and repentance. .... This written for prisoners and free people alike. Your life may be like mine, or very different. But ours is a common path of discovery: a path of repentance, sanctification, and the power of God's love. If we walk in different shoes, that does not lessen our empathy or our compassion. We are brothers and sisters, journeying together". -- p. 5-6.

Contents: Editor's Note -- Walking the Path: An Introduction -- Ash Wednesday -- Thursday after Ash Wednesday -- Friday after Ash Wednesday -- Saturday after Ash Wednesday -- First Sunday in Lent -- Monday in Lent 1 -- Tuesday in Lent 1 -- Wednesday in Lent 1 -- Thursday in Lent 1 -- Friday in Lent 1 -- Saturday in Lent 1 -- Second Sunday in Lent 2 -- Monday in Lent 2 -- Tuesday in Lent 2 -- Wednesday in Lent 2 -- Thursday in Lent 2 -- Friday in Lent 2 -- Saturday in Lent 2 -- Third Sunday in Lent -- Monday in Lent 3 -- Tuesday in Lent 3 -- Wednesday in Lent 3 -- Thursday in Lent 3 -- Friday in Lent 3 -- Saturday in Lent 3 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent -- Monday in Lent 4 -- Tuesday in Lent 4 -- Wednesday in Lent 4 -- Thursday in Lent 4 -- Friday in Lent 4 -- Saturday in Lent 4 -- Fifth Sunday in Lent -- Monday in Lent 5 -- Tuesday in Lent 5 -- Wednesday in Lent 5 -- Thursday in Lent 5 -- Friday in Lent 5 -- Saturday in Lent 5 -- Palm Sunday -- Monday in Holy Week-- Tuesday in Holy Week -- Wednesday in Holy Week -- Maundy Thursday -- Good Friday -- Holy Saturday -- Easter Vigil -- Easter Day.

Series

Forward Movement ; 1938

Added Entry

Forty Days of Lent : Different Shoes, a Common Path

Subjects

Lent - Episcopal Church

Lent - Meditations

ISBN

0-88028-307-6

Call Number

BX 5800 F67 no. 1938

Location

Trinity College (Graham Library)

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