Barbara Cawthorne Crafton

Somehow it feels sacrilegious to say I didn't like a book about spirituality. I consider myself to be spiritual, I am Episcopalian, and I have depression. Unfortunately this book did not meet my expectations - I felt that I had to finish reading it even though it was a great effort to do so.

A Lenten devotional which starts each day with a line from an old hymn and then includes a reflection as to how that pertains to modern life. The old/new approach will definitely appeal to many readers as they look to apply classic spiritual thoughts to their own lives.

There is nothing--and I mean nothing--on earth from which we cannot grow in wisdom and compassion. Whether or not we choose to do it is not up to God. It is up to us. . . .
Through the ages, the beautiful Book of Psalms has spoken with unfailing wisdom to lost and troubled souls. It still does today.

Crafton is a pioneering female Episcopal minister currently on staff at the Seaman's Church Institute in New York City, Her ministry has ranged from comfortable suburbs to large urban parishes and then onto the waterfront.