Richard Sewell

River through the Desert: A Lenten Journey in the Holy Land Richard Sewell

For centuries, Christians have recognized that they can enter more fully into Jesus's own journey by making a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. But in the midst of a spiritually disorienting pandemic that restricted travel, pilgrimage seemed impossible. River through the Desert asks us to think again. Written in the darkest days of the COVID pandemic, this series of meditations invites us to reimagine what it means to travel with Jesus during Lent. In weekly reflections, Richard Sewell takes readers step by step through a landscape riven with the traces of God. As he stops at the Sea of Galilee and as he prays in the Garden of Gethsemane, Sewell reveals that the apparently arid landscape of our own lives can yield surprising nourishment when we take time for prayer, Scripture, and meditation. Ideal for a self-directed retreat or for a Lenten reading group, River through the Desert will be a dependable guide as you continue your spiritual journey.

Praise for River through the Desert
"This Lenten resources holds the possibility of transforming our difficult experiences of the last few years by offering the possibility of seeing them as a gift, a place of refreshment and hope." -The Rt. Revd. Sarah Mullally, Bishop of London

"At this juncture in our history, when travel is problematic, this Lenten pilgrimage gives us a chance to be pilgrims, traveling to the Holy Land and imagining the gifts unveiled by landscapes that become integral to our understanding of the Lenten season and our own thirst for God." -The Rev. Dr. Susan Lukens, Associate Dean Emerita, St. George's College, Jerusalem

About the Author
The Very Rev. Canon Richard Sewell is Dean of St. George's College in Jerusalem. He also serves as a Residentiary Canon of St George's Cathedral, Jerusalem and is Honorary Canon of Southwark Cathedral in his home diocese in the Church of England.