<DIV>  <p>Griffin is a trustworthy guide . . . She writes with the unmistakable authenticity and authority of a woman steeped in prayer."<BR>– <i>America</i></p><p> </p><p>Join 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,<BR>and an opportunity to joyfully put ourselves in God's hands.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Lent is a time when we deepen our faith in a journey not of grand gestures but of small surrenders.</p><p> </p><p>We are converted not only once in our lives but many times, and the conversion is little by little <BR>and often imperceptible. But Lent gives us a time to move the process along, intentionally,<BR>by a series of small surrenders. When we choose some exercise for Lent–daily worship, daily prayer, abstinence from one thing or another, <BR>it is not so much the practice that transforms us, but it is our willingness to change. -from <i>Small Surrenders</i></p> </div>