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This title focuses on the importance of understanding who God is - and who he is not. The idea of 'giving something up for Lent' is widely known and discussed today - yet how many know that the ancient discipline of the Lenten fast had several purposes? It was designed as a reminder of our daily dependence on God for all our needs, to draw us closer to God in prayer, to reconnect with the idea of community, and to help us follow Christ's journey through the wilderness and on to Jerusalem. How many of us simply abstain from some treat or other for a few weeks and fail to engage with this deeper meaning of Lent? If we are to draw closer to God, we have to be willing to give up some of our entrenched ideas about him, in order to see him more clearly. In a series of daily studies, Maggi Dawn shows how, throughout Scripture, people were radically changed by encountering the true God. If we follow their examples, we can allow the Holy Spirit to shed his light on our ideas of God that are too harsh, too small, too fragile, or too stern. Then God will graciously reveal himself to us and bring us to an Easter joy that is richer and more profound than ever before. It includes daily Bible readings and reflections for every day from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. It is written by author of Beginnings and Endings, BRF's best-selling 2007 Advent book. It also includes questions for personal reflection or discussion, linked to each weekly section. This book is suitable for those looking out for the annual 'BRF Lent book', those who enjoy Maggi Dawn's other writings, and people seeking a renewed/deeper experience of God, questioning their current spiritual assumptions.