{"product_id":"small-surrenders-a-lenten-journey-9781557256423","title":"Small Surrenders: A Lenten Journey","description":"\u003cp\u003eGriffin is a trustworthy guide . . . She writes with the unmistakable authenticity and authority of a woman steeped in prayer.\"\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cem\u003eAmerica\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoin Emilie Griffin in this daily companion for the Lenten journey. Using ancient and modern texts as inspiration for her own reflections, Emilie Griffin nurtures and guides us into a deeper knowledge of ourselves and God. We discover that Lent is our chance for a fresh start, \u003cbr\u003e and an opportunity to joyfully put ourselves in God's hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLent is a time when we deepen our faith in a journey not of grand gestures but of small surrenders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are converted not only once in our lives but many times, and the conversion is little by little\u003cbr\u003e and often imperceptible. But Lent gives us a time to move the process along, intentionally, \u003cbr\u003e by a series of small surrenders. When we choose some exercise for Lent-daily worship, daily prayer, abstinence from one thing or another, \u003cbr\u003e it is not so much the practice that transforms us, but it is our willingness to change. -from \u003cem\u003eSmall Surrenders\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmilie Griffin\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eDoors into Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWonderful and Dark is This Road\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a founding member of the Chrysostom Society, a national group for writers of faith. Ms. Griffin lives in Alexandria, Louisiana with her husband, author William Griffin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Paraclete Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50644567556370,"sku":"9781557256423","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6b66547f-5117-4373-8815-af222ca11a68.jpg?v=1733115445","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/small-surrenders-a-lenten-journey-9781557256423","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}