Jesus, Companion in My Suffering Reflections for the Lenten Journey by Joyce Rupp

 This was a lovely book to read and an extremely helpful one for a Lenten journey. Joyce Rupp provides hope and comfort for anyone suffering from grief or depression or generally finding life difficult. She discusses a Bible passage for each day, offers a prayer, and gives guidance on how we can improve as we travel through Lent.

She also offers a different perspective on several of the Parables, and writes about how Jesus would have felt at various stages of his life. For example, I was surprised by her thoughts about the story of how Jesus fell fast asleep on a boat during a raging storm. Most writers focus on the scared disciples, and how Jesus wakes up to calm the storm. However, she reflects that he was probably suffering from compassion fatigue, and needed rest and rejuvenation.  

I read this book straight through in order to review it, but I hope to also read a passage each day during Lent.story, because it is so helpful.

I received this free ebook from NetGalley in return for an honest review.