cover image The Rising: Living the Mysteries of Lent, Easter, and Pentecost

The Rising: Living the Mysteries of Lent, Easter, and Pentecost

Wendy M. Wright. Upper Room Books, $14 (191pp) ISBN 978-0-8358-0716-6

Wright (The Vigil and Silent Fire) dives into the liturgical seasons from Ash Wednesday to Pentecost, immersing herself in their mysteries. She brings with her poetry, hymns and insightful, personal experiences as she plumbs historic liturgical practices, explaining their richness and beauty as well as their spiritual significance. This is wonderful reading--nurturing, consoling, encouraging--for anyone who wants to experience more intimately the liturgical seasons and their spiritual complexities.