In this book you will find a series of reflections which will take the reader on a journey through Lent and Easter. Sunday by Sunday you will be invited to read a passage from the relevant Gospel and spend time simply finding Christ there.

At the end of each reflection, you will find a series of questions, which you are invited to answer, in part or in full, as you see fit. Having said that, feel free to ignore them if you wish.

For this reason, the process also lends itself to study groups whereby people can share their reaction to the text with each other. Indeed, you might even find yourself disagreeing with my reflection, and that is fine too.

My primary motivation is to brake open the word of God for people today so that they can see its relevancy for their own daily lives. In this way, and in the name of Christ, I am simply offering people, ‘A Cup of Cold Water,’ in order to quench our thirst for his uncompromising, radical, and unconditional love.

‘In the life of Jesus, we see God’s response to suffering humanity, and our journey through Lent and Easter exposes the depth and nature of his outrageous and uncompromising love. Hence, I often make the point, that personal growth in faith, often comes in what appears to the world, as failure.

In the same way, true self-knowledge, is born out of the mistakes that we make. Ultimately, God simply invites us to be good, and to live lives which reflect something of his goodness.

We may stumble, and fall along the way, but we can be sure of one thing, that he will always be there with us. ’Deacon SeanOur Lady of the Wayside.