"The Spirit's work in the heart is not a matter of a few adjustments here and there, a little polishing and refining. There has to be a breaking-up of the present order. Jesus proclaims to each the acceptable year of the Lord in which all the banished and excluded sides of ourselves can now be welcomed for healing and empowerment."<BR><BR>Since its first appearance as the Archbishop of Canterbury's Lent Book, A Season for the Spirit has accompanied many Christians of different traditions on a forty-day pilgrimage of self-discovery as they seek to become closer to God in prayer. These deeply personal meditations focus on themes of compassion, self-knowledge, wholeness, and reconciliation of the conflicting forces within us.<BR><BR>Drawn from a wide variety of sources, both scriptural and classical, each day's reading consists of a theological reflection, a prayer to the Holy Spirit to bring us deeper into prayer, and a suggestion for further meditation: a passage of Scripture, a quotation from Christian literature, or a spiritual exercise. A Season for the Spirit also contains suggestions for using the book in groups and guidelines for praying with the Bible.