Walking with Jesus through Lent and Easter

Content

Walking with Jesus though Lent and Easter is designed to help adults and children to prepare for Easter together by entering a 'visual pilgrimage' - a spiritual exploration through Lent that culminates with the celebration of Easter. Each creative and thought-provoking reflection invites adults and children to share the journey at their own level by making a special time in the day to reflect on the Easter story. As we prayerfully join Jesus on a spiritual journey, we may pause a while and consider not only the choices set before Jesus but the choices that we make in life.

The material is ideal for families and church-based children's groups. The seven weekly themes each unpack different aspects of Jesus' ministry, starting with the call to follow him and focusing on key aspects of this teaching, including miracles, parables and mission. Each theme helpfully provides five days' worth of material until Holy Week is reached, whereupon there is a reflection for each of these special days concluding with Easter Day itself.

Each daily reflection is accompanied by a photocopiable illustration, designed to draw participants deeper into the Lenten journey as they colour in this part of the story. Each illustration then builds into a storyboard frieze that can be hung on the wall or unfolded on the floor, where the gospel story gradually unfolds in a memorable visual drama.

Walking with Jesus though Lent and Easter was written when Murray McBride left parish ministry to become a full-time minister in the Royal Army Chaplains Department. The daily refl3ections are based on the experiences of his first twelve months in the army while on operational tour in Iraq. During this time, Murray felt strongly that his experience in some way echoed the adventure and uncertainty of the first disciples as they left the security of home and responded to the life-changing call to follow Jesus on a journey of faith.

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Author info

Murray McBride worked as an evangelist with the Church Army for over ten years before being ordained. He then worked in parish ministry in Lincolnshire and Cumbria before becoming a chaplain with the Royal Army Chaplains Department and has served on operations both in Iraq and Afghanistan. His published books include Walking with Jesus through Advent and Christmas (Barnabas 2005) and Living Church (Barnabas 2006).

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Reviews

From The Good Bookstall -February 2010

The Introduction has careful instructions on how to use this book, then comes the First Part called 'Setting the Scene for the journey' which does precisely that by explaining what this season is all about, and usefully including Mothering Sunday as an accepted part of the season. The author talks about the Spiritual Exercises of prayer, Bible reading, fasting and showing love to others and gives a theological overview of Lent and Easter.

Part Two has what the author calls 'mini-maps' for adults and another for children, to follow through the days and weeks that are set out in detail in Part Three where after a Bible reading and commentary Murray McBride, now an army chaplain, relates his experiences to the disciples journey with Jesus.

Appendix One is a Glossary, Appendix Two a diagram showing the Christian year. Written for families and church-based children's groups, the hope is that while working through this book together all ages will grow in knowledge and faith.

Reviewed by Mary Bartholomew

Book details

• ISBN: 9781841015798
• Published: 20 November 2009
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• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 112