Lenten Devotional Reading

For this Lent I started out with the daily meditations from St. Thomas Aquinas named appropriately Meditations For Lent.  They are as good as you would expect them to be with many very interesting theological reflections.

Halfway through Lent I became aware of Amy Welborn’s  Reconciled to God – Daily Lenten Devotions. At .99 cents at Amazon for the Kindle version this is the best .99 cents I have ever spent and while these are short reflections for each day of lent they pack a lot.  I especially enjoyed how she tied everyday common events to the daily readings and unfolds things in such a way to cause a greater impact.  Written this way they seem to permeate into you better than so many pious devotionals that just don’t sink into your daily experience as these do.  Just brilliantly written.  So while it is very late in Lent now, do yourself a favor and get these for the next Lent.  I know I will be using them again alongside of Aquinas’ meditations.  The two go together quite synergistically despite being quite different.

Meditations for Lent @ Aquinas & More