Wilderness Within

Name: Wilderness Within
Brand: Ave Maria Press
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A Guided Lent Journal for Prayer and Meditation

Author: Sr. Josephine Garrett, CSFN
Illustrated by: June Jameson

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Publication date: December 6, 2024

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This Lent, allow Sr. Josephine Garrett to be your guide as you explore the interior wilderness of your heart and invite Jesus in to heal you with his love.

Have you ever wondered why Jesus went into the wilderness? Some believe it was to reveal his divinity or to restore humanity’s relationship with God. In Wilderness Within, Sr. Josephine Garrett, a mental health counselor and popular speaker, reflects on the belief that Jesus went into the wilderness to rescue us—to rescue us! The Lord does not want us to view the wilderness as something that causes worry, anxiety, or fear. “What if, instead,” Sr. Josephine writes, “we looked at how God has been a faithful provider in the wilderness and trusted that He will do the same for us in the wilderness journey ahead? What if we joyfully take His hand and journey into the wilderness, because when Christ enters there, ‘this opposite place of the garden becomes the place of reconciliation and healing’” (Pope Benedict XVI, Jesus of Nazareth)?

In Wilderness Within, Sr. Josephine will guide you through the forty days of Lent to attend to the wilderness of your heart as a place to be explored, restored, and sent on mission by Jesus’s tender love.

Week of Ash Wednesday: Enter Lent by recognizing your ability to always begin anew in Christ.
Week One: Open your heart to God’s love, allowing yourself to reverence your heart as a gift from your Creator.
Week Two: Reflect on the truth that we are created for relationships, and examine the relationships in your life.
Week Three: Take an honest look at your limitations, wounds, and sin guided by a spirit of humility and repentance.
Week Four: Begin to see how God designed your heart to be rescued by him and grow in your capacity to be healed by him.
Week Five: Leave the wilderness of your heart so that you can go on mission—with a heart restored by Christ’s love—to love your neighbor and be a good steward of the gifts and charisms given to you.
Holy Week: Follow in Jesus’s footsteps to the Cross and discover how you can love him well through each stage of the Passion and Resurrection.

Each day’s content includes brief meditations, specially crafted illustrations, thought-provoking reflection questions, heartfelt prayers curated to uplift your spirit, and ample journaling space for personal revelations and insights. Whether you’re journeying alone or with a group, Wilderness Within is your guide to a beautiful and renewing Lent.

Download a free leader’s guide at avemariapress.com. With your order, you’ll also get free companion videos featuring Sr. Josephine—an access link will be emailed to you after checkout, or simply scan the QR code on the back cover.

Product Details

Pages: 224
Trim size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches
ISBN: 9781646802975
Imprint: Ave Maria Press

Description

SOLD OUT!

This Lent, allow Sr. Josephine Garrett to be your guide as you explore the interior wilderness of your heart and invite Jesus in to heal you with his love.

Week of Ash Wednesday: Enter Lent by recognizing your ability to always begin anew in Christ.
Week One: Open your heart to God’s love, allowing yourself to reverence your heart as a gift from your Creator.
Week Two: Reflect on the truth that we are created for relationships, and examine the relationships in your life.
Week Three: Take an honest look at your limitations, wounds, and sin guided by a spirit of humility and repentance.
Week Four: Begin to see how God designed your heart to be rescued by him and grow in your capacity to be healed by him.
Week Five: Leave the wilderness of your heart so that you can go on mission—with a heart restored by Christ’s love—to love your neighbor and be a good steward of the gifts and charisms given to you.
Holy Week: Follow in Jesus’s footsteps to the Cross and discover how you can love him well through each stage of the Passion and Resurrection.

Product Details

Pages: 224
Trim size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches
ISBN: 9781646802975
Imprint: Ave Maria Press

“A daily devotional rooted in biblical wisdom.”

“Drawing from her experience as a licensed mental health clinician and her many years of formation in religious life, Sr. Josephine Garrett has produced a daily devotional rooted in biblical wisdom, insights from the saints, and personal stories that aim to help the reader receive what Jesus Christ desires to do in us in the Lenten season.”

Fr. Josh Johnson
Director of vocations, pastor, author, and host of Ask Father Josh podcast

“An amazing read. This is going to bless so many people!”

“In Wilderness Within, Sr. Josephine Garrett shares her heart with us, blending her mental health expertise and beautiful witness as a disciple of Christ in this important work. This journal will bless any reader’s Lenten journey and beyond. Seriously, it was an amazing read. This is going to bless so many people!”

Jackie and Bobby Angel
Catholic speakers, authors, and YouTubers

“Wilderness Within is the perfect Lenten companion.”

“Lent can be my favorite time of the year because of the intentional spiritual reset I get to do. It can also be my least favorite time of the year for the same reason. Spiritual resets are hard. They require trust. They can be wild and scary. I can think of no one more perfect to accompany any of us in that wild spiritual reset in the Lenten season than Sr. Josephine Garrett. Wilderness Within is the perfect Lenten companion. Sr. Josephine’s gentle guidance, steady insights, and encouraging words are just what we need over these forty days, and I’m glad I can walk through a (sometimes) favorite season with an (always) favorite friend.”

Katie Prejean McGrady
Host of The Katie McGrady Show on SiriusXM and author of Lent: One Day at a Time for Catholic Teens

“Walks you through the deep areas of your heart.”

“Wilderness Within is more than just a journal for meditation; it is a beautiful integration of mental health strategies for breaking open your understanding of God, yourself, and others. As Sr. Josephine Garrett walks you through the deep areas of your heart that are in desperate need of Jesus’s restorative love, you’ll find yourself experiencing the season of Lent and God’s love like never before. This journal showed me what Lent should really be about—beginning again in my relationships with God, myself, and others.”

Brya Hanan
Author of Befriending Your Inner Child

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Laine
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9 hours ago
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
The content quality and length of daily reading and reflection length was spot on
As a busy mom (who was addicted to too many Lenten plans this year), this was so well done and achievable! The length of the daily reading and quality of the content was absolutely perfect. For anyone wanting to do a deeper healing bible study, I recommend Fearless and Free. I did Sis Josephine’s study after that one so the timing was perfect. It was like a refresher but I also got access to new materials that I think EVERYONE should have, eg: how to communicate, discern gifts…Thank you Sister Josephine for the great accompanying videos too! I saw your talk at the Eucharistic Revival in 2024 ❤️!
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Alyssa
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20 hours ago
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Amazing
This book has made my Lent better than any year before, diving deep into my heart and returning me to the place I needed to be. Highly recommend!
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SRL
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3 days ago
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Amazing!
Thank you Sr. Josephine and Ave Maria Press. This is my first lent since I returned to the Catholic Church after 40+ years away. This book was a perfect way to "Receive Lent".
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Becca S.
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5 days ago
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
A Beautiful Journey With Christ
I have enjoyed journeying through Lent with Sr. Josephine. The day-by-day reflections in the journal are a perfect companion for this season. Additionally, the inclusion of mental health topics alongside scripture and reflections from church teaching makes this a perfect book for our age.
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Darlene T.
1 week ago
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
One of My Favorite Lenten Reflections
I am grateful to have found Wilderness Within as my Lenten companion guide. Each daily reflection was thought-provoking (and exactly what I needed to hear). Sr Josephine’s companion videos were so inspiring. Watching the videos was a wonderful way to begin each week with a renewed commitment to my Lenten journey.
I highly recommend this book!
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Joan
1 week ago
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Brought my heart to Jesus!
Sr Josephine has a unique way of challenging me to go deep into my heart and my relationship with Jesus. Loved this Lent!
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Shannon M.
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1 week ago
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Thank you to Sr Josephine and Team for this book!
This book.
Everyone should work their way through this book.
I often find the daily devotions daunting and I feel defeated when I miss a day. This book has helped me break through that feeling.
I’ve learned so much in this journey. I’ve learned about myself, my relationship with God, Jesus, THS, Mary..and it has been really hard to make myself vulnerable to them..but it has stirred feelings that I needed to experience so I can grow and grow closer to them.
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