To Be Held by the Light: A Lenten Journey
Ebook
To Be Held by the Light reclaims the individual's role in biblical exegesis by incorporating poeticism into a traditionally intellectual space to explore the intimate relationship between God and self. This collection simultaneously showcases a pastoral desire to stir up affections of the reader towards God and reflect a genuine desire to share beautifully what Den Bleyker has found to be beautiful in Scripture. These devotional poems linger, amplify, and expound fresh paraphrase and arresting comparisons, and its resonating words reframe even the most ordinary truths and underscore the most astounding, giving expression to our own spiritual experiences and feelings. It will take you to corners of the spiritual life that might otherwise remain unvisited. It is poetry speaking to us at multiple levels, activating us to interpret images and figures of speech to awaken our emotions while adding a layer of verbal beauty that often makes it unforgettable. To Be Held by the Light invites us to establish a relationship of the self with the self and extends an invitation to speaking to and about God. In it you will awaken your affections, cast fresh eyes upon Scripture and the world, and find new avenues into the beauty of the word of God.
“Inspired by both the Common Lectionary Scripture for Lent and the Wallkill Valley Lenten Series on the ‘I Am’ statements of Jesus, Ariana D. Den Belyker has painted pictures of God’s presence in our world. The images are thought-provoking, inviting the reader into a deeper relationship with God. If you want to embrace a renewing journey of hope and inspiration during Lent or any season, then this book of poetry will transport you to the kingdom of God in a holy and new way.”
—James O’Connell, pastor, First Reformed Church of Walden, New York
“Ariana D. Den Bleyker, known by her passion and by the intensity of her poetry, takes the inner fire she has always possessed, and turns the focus to her faith. Throughout To Be Held by the Light, she awakens the reader with a spiritual imperative to journey each day through the holy season, and through the eyes of her faith, we join in her journey.”
—Robert Phelps, OFM Cap.
- Title: To Be Held by the Light: A Lenten Journey
- Author: Ariana D. Den Bleyker
- Publisher: Resource Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666781632, 9781666781618, 1666781614, 9781666781625, 1666781622, 1666781630
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666781632
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-07-25T23:40:10Z
Ariana D. Den Bleyker is a Pittsburgh native currently residing in New York’s Hudson Valley where she is a wife and mother of two. She is the author of three collections and twenty chapbooks, among others. She is the founder and publisher of ELJ Editions, Ltd., a 501(c)(3) literary nonprofit. She currently serves as a deacon for The First Reformed Church of Walden, New York. She hopes you'll fall in love with her words.