Clearing Season

To many, Lent is simply a time to 'give up' something that they enjoy. They see it as a seemingly long purposeless time of self-denial. But *A Clearing Season** rebuffs that notion, looking at Lent from a new perspective. This book shows how Lent can be a time to identify obstacles between oneself and God and to clear those obstacles away, thereby creating openness to giving and receiving love. A Clearing Season encourages readers to clear space each day and observe God's action in that space, inviting them to explore themselves and their lives in order to make room for God to enter more deeply. Each week explores a stage in a unique Lenten process of self-opening, and it offers individuals activities, reflection questions and group sessions to engage readers in deep personal work.