Throughout Christian history, the forty days before Easter have been set apart as a time of self-reflection and preparation for the sufferings of Christ. This book walks through those forty days with you, examining a different passage from Mark's Passion narrative each day. On Sundays, we turn our attention more directly to the hope of Easter and the promise of resurrection, for each Sunday is an Easter in miniature. Each entry begins with a brief meditation and then moves carefully through the text itself, inviting you to understand more deeply the story that leads to the cross and the resurrection.