My Lent goal – three books to get through

So – heading into Lent I have three books on the go – one for quite a long time. Want to finish all three by mid-Lent and then re-evaluate.

The first is Waking Up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race. which was lent me by my friend Maria. Written by a woman brought up in wealthy, exclusive, very white circumstances in Massachusetts, and her “waking up” to the real world of institutional racism. Her struggle with it and trying to make a difference. On 558 amazon reviews it scores 4.4 (out of five).

Then I have a kindle book by Harvard Department Chairman and physicist Abraham “Avi” Loeb, titled From the First Star to Milkomeda. It is half autobiographical and half about he and his PhD students taking on cutting edge issues of astronomy. Pretty good (the science is heavy) and I’m halfway through it. All 8 amazon reviews are 5 star.

The last book is a short one titled Praying Scripture for a Change by Tim Gray, a noted spiritual writer and Seminary teacher (he is not a priest). It looks at the ancient form of scriptural meditation called  Lectio Divina.  I’m almost finished it – quite superb. Other people think so too – it’s got a 4.8 (out of five) rating from the 88 Amazon reviews.

There you go – also trying to use our monthly prayer book Magnificat to it’s fullest extent – I don’t use it enough.