Lent is traditionally a time of fasting. All too easily we can see fasting in negative terms  of things given up. Alongside what we give up, we should consider what we should increase. It is part of the Lenten preparation that there is both repentance and confession, but also renewal and commitment.

This set of daily Lenten meditations suggests both things to give up and things to take on, whether as part of a daily time of personal reflection and prayer, or as part of a Lent study group. To make use of it will itself be something of a Lenten discipline; a fast from other activities, even for a short time. It also offers also nourishment for hearts, minds and souls.

For each of the forty seven days, there are Bible verses, quotations and Cox's own prayers mixed in with Cox's musings.

From The Four Loaves by C. S. Lewis:
Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art, like love. It has no survival value, rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.

One of Cox's prayers:
Almighty God,
whose Spirit of Truth speaks through
prophets and poets, seers and scientists,
artists and musicians,
the elderly wise and the imaginative young,
you speak to us most clearly through your Son.
Grant us courage to walk in his way,
the way of steadfast love, the way of truth.
Amen.

Fast and Feast and The Bumper Book of Resources: Holy Week (Volume 3)

The Bumper Book of Resources: Holy Week (Volume 3)

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We are reminded that preparations to celebrate the events of Holy Week and Easter include repentance & confession alongside commitment & renewal; 'It is a journey we take in companionship with Christ...' (p. 5). The forty-seven daily meditations revolve round passages from Scripture and from other authors' writings, and conclude with a prayer, either the author's own or one from a variety of sources. Reflections include 'Ambition', 'Darkness', 'Guilt', 'Idolatry', 'Quarrel' and 'Unique'. It would be useful to read the 'Postcript' (p. 239) at the same time as the 'Introduction'. Subject matter is not related to the daily Lenten Lectionary. If one takes day 28, 'Neighbour' as a typical example, there is a history of the term in the Bible and a reference to Robert Frost. Reader are left to decide what needs to be done in their own lives to be a better neighbour; a simple prayer will lead to solid resolutions. This is suitable for individual or for group meditation. The author is not demanding or hectoring in tone - and clearly is in sympathy with the ordinary Christian. It is best used by committed Christians and for those who have had some introduction to Faith; it is for the initiated rather than the total newcomer. The topics are ones which can be referred to at all times in the year, but definitely a resource to be kept in view ready for next Lent.

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