Seasons of the Soul: An Intimate God in Liturgical Time

The seasons of the soul are the seasons of the church year. They are our seasons. Time itself with its seasons becomes a means of remembrance. With poetry, prose, imagery, and all the passion of a woman in love, Carla Mae Streeter takes readers through the liturgical seasons on a spiritual pilgrimage that is filled with the love of an intimate God. Every season becomes an awakening, revealing our awe, our excitement, and our comfort in knowing that our beloved God is our companion and our life partner. Since before the current calendar had been accepted, the church has used time to remember her Beloved. The seasons of nature set the stage for the liturgical seasons. Spring with its newness and beauty recalls the blush of the church's own discovery and exuberant joy. Summer celebrates her fruitfulness and the rich variety of gifts in her household. Autumn with its muted beauty brings a harvest of ripe fruit, even as living things begin to fade away and sleep. Winter in its dull days and frozen beauty recalls the tomb, the waiting, and heaviness of death's sleep. As we journey through the rituals of the liturgical seasons, they become the fountainhead of our own lives: from our longings in Advent through the light of Christmastide, the discovery of Epiphany, the housecleaning of Lent, the promise of Eastertide, and the mystery of the Post-Paschal Feasts. to the nurturing and harvesting in Ordinary Time of all that we have sown. Seasons of the Soul guides us through this journey and into a deep and intimate relationship with God.