Join Sister Wendy on a journey through Lent, and discover the timeless wisdom to be found in some of the world’s greatest paintings.
Illustrated in full colour with over forty famous and lesser-known masterpieces of Western art, this beautiful book will lead you into a deeply prayerful response to all that these paintings convey to the discerning eye.
From the Hokusai’s Great Wave to Rembrandt’s The Return of the Prodigal Son, these reflections draw from the emotions and spiritual truths behind the painting to give you lessons that will stay with you a lifetime.
Each of the days is based around a different theme. From joy to tranquility to courage to sacrifice – the messages from The Art of Lent are short meditations that are designed to leave you with questions of your own to think about, rather than a compendium of conceptions to espouse in certain occasions.
‚For those who want to appreciate the spirituality behind some of the world’s greatest works of art, this book will be hugely inspiring – not only during Lent but at any time of the year.‘
Dr Janina Ramirez, art historian and broadcaster
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Ash Wednesday Repentance 2
Thursday Forgiveness 4
Friday Humility 6
Saturday Purification 8
WEEK 1 SILENCE
Monday Profound silence 12
Tuesday Desiring silence 14
Wednesday Beyond Babel 16
Thursday Meditative silence 18
Friday A paradox 20
Saturday Silence and time 22
WEEK 2 CONTEMPLATION
Monday Into the light 26
Tuesday Manifestation 28
Wednesday The still mind 30
Thursday A rich emptiness 32
Friday Amid the chaos 34
Saturday A still life 36
WEEK 3 PEACE
Monday Finding a balance 40
Tuesday The illusion of peace 42
Wednesday Choosing peace 44
Thursday Isolation 46
Friday Conditional peace 48
Saturday A meaningful life 50
WEEK 4 JOY
Monday Choosing joy 54
Tuesday Joy in infancy 56
Wednesday Embracing joy 58
Thursday Lost in time 60
Friday Radiant truth 62
Saturday Beyond experience 6
WEEK 5 CONFIDENCE
Monday A vision 68
Tuesday Joyful confidence 70
Wednesday Inner tranquillity 72
Thursday Courage 74
Friday A bright fortress 76
Saturday Absolute trust 78
WEEK 6 LOVE
Monday Tender reverence 82
Tuesday Chasing the butterfly 84
Wednesday Forgetting self 86
Maundy Thursday No greater love 88
Good Friday Passionate sacrifice 90
Holy Saturday Radiant expectation 92
Easter Day Resurrection 94
Copyright acknowledgements 97
Über den Autor
Sister Wendy Beckett is the author of theinternationally bestselling The Story of Painting (Dorling Kindersley, 1997), which was made into a majordocumentary series for the BBC. Hermost recent books include Sister Wendy’s Bible Treasury (SPCK, 2012) and Real Presence (Continuum, 2010). She lives at the Carmelite Monastery at Quidenham in Norfolk, England.
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