{"id":18180,"date":"2022-02-04T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=18180"},"modified":"2022-02-07T17:08:15","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T17:08:15","slug":"brethren-press-2022-lent-devotional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2022\/brethren-press-2022-lent-devotional\/","title":{"rendered":"Brethren Press publishes 2022 Lent devotional"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cWe Wait for Light\u201d<\/strong> is the title of the 2022 Lent devotional for Ash Wednesday through Easter published by Brethren Press. The author of the devotional is Walt Wiltschek, district executive minister for Illinois and Wisconsin District and a member of the editorial team for the Church of the Brethren magazine <em>Messenger<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The devotional, a small paperback booklet, is available online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethrenpress.com\/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=8496\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.brethrenpress.com\/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=8496\">www.brethrenpress.com\/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=8496<\/a> for the cost of $4.50 for the regular print size, or $8.95 for the large print size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSometimes darkness seems to last forever,\u201d said a description of the devotional. \u201cWe gaze toward the horizon for any gleams of light, rays of hope. This Lent, we wander in exile with Isaiah, waiting and scanning the sky for the first hints of Easter brilliance. God assures us that we are not forgotten. A new day is coming.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Brethren Press devotional series is published twice a year in anticipation of the Advent and Lenten seasons. Becoming a seasonal subscriber costs only $8 a year for both regular print booklets, or $16 a year for both large print booklets. Subscriptions are renewed automatically each year at the discounted rate and bulk quantities can be adjusted with a simple phone call. Subscribers can cancel their enrollment in the program at any time. To subscribe to the devotional series, call Brethren Press at 800-441-3712 and ask about the seasonal devotional standing order program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"356\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/LentDevotional-WeWaitForLight.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/LentDevotional-WeWaitForLight.jpg 356w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/LentDevotional-WeWaitForLight-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts is-layout-flow wp-block-latest-posts-is-layout-flow\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/letter-supports-green-card-holders\/\">Office of Peacebuilding and Policy signs on to letter supporting green card holders and resettled refugees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/carta-de-apoyo-a-los-refugiados\/\">La Oficina de Consolidaci\u00f3n de la Paz y Pol\u00edticas se suma a una carta de apoyo a los titulares de la tarjeta verde y a los refugiados reasentados.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/let-pou-sipote-moun\/\">Biwo pou Konsolidasyon Lap\u00e8 ak R\u00e8gleman siyen yon l\u00e8t pou sip\u00f2te moun ki gen kat v\u00e8t ak refijye ki reyentegre yo.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/fon-legliz-fre-yo-anonse\/\">Fon Legliz Fr\u00e8 yo anonse d\u00e8nye sibvansyon yo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/los-fondos-de-la-iglesia\/\">Los fondos de la Iglesia de los Hermanos anuncian sus \u00faltimas subvenciones.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe Wait for Light\u201d is the title of the 2022 Lent devotional for Ash Wednesday through Easter published by Brethren Press. 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