The 'Lent 40' Reflections

‘Soul is a dangerous thing to have. It makes you restless, links you into the infinite, whether you like it or not, and won’t let you rest happily in your mediocrity and escapism.’ John O’Donohue

Lent starts on February 25, and this year I’m writing a series of daily reflections for leaders like you, to help you make the most of a season packed with potential, and to regain some soulful perspective.

Personally, I've always found Lent to be an exceptionally fruitful time for focused reflection; it offers a profound period in the calendar to think about ‘what we do’ and how it really aligns with ‘who we are’, for a start.

My brand new e-mail reflections won’t take you long to read, but they will help you to start each week-day in Lent as you mean to go on – by reflecting on who you are, what you do, and how this links with Lent. They’ll include inspiring quotations, incisive questions and practical ideas, and will form a 40-day journey of spiritual re:discovery.

My suggested contribution (for those who can afford it) is £20 for the series (groups such as cells, businesses and churches may sign up corporately for £80). To receive the ‘Lent 40’, please e-mail me at brian.draper@ntlworld.com, quoting 'the Lent 40' and saying ‘Yes please’. I’ll put your name on the list and send you details of how to pay.

Your journey will begin on February 25. Now – at this time of all times! - is the chance to regain some soulful focus.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Man made God in his own image

A neat observation in Eckhart Tolle's most recent book, A New Earth, about the way religions have distorted the purity of their message because of the ego: while the Bible tells us that God made 'man' in his own image, it also turned out that 'Man made "God" in his own image. The eternal, the infinite, and unnameable was reduced to a mental idol that you had to believe in and worship as "my God" and "our God".'