Snapshots of Hope and reads the morning office--the

and reads the morning office--the ancient Christian service that praises God at the beginning of a new day

and a variety of Church Planting collects

Focuses on the journey from darkness to light inherent in Lent

including: gender and sexuality

Readers will bring their own reflections

Snapshots of Hope and reads the morning office--theSnapshots of Hope is a series of reflections on hope, a timely subject in today's world. Written by an excellent storyteller, this collection features stories of ordinary people trying to find hope in the midst of chaos, challenging times, and everyday living. A little girl, a crossing guard at school, gets a spot where no one ever needs help, so she turns her job into one of waving all at the cars and welcoming everyone as they come to school. An old