Ashes To Glory: An Easter Devotional | Day 42 | Amy Dallis | Tom Dallis
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This oratorio is commonly performed during the season of Advent, but did you know that Handel's "Messiah" was actually written for Lent? In this episode on Day 42, listen and hear the heart of the redemption story in the lines of this great composition.
Ashes to Glory: An Easter Devotional on DVD takes viewers on a devotional journey from the remembrance of Ash Wednesday to the celebration of Resurrection Sunday. Each day contains a brief devotion (2-3 minutes) that reflects on a treasured song, poem, tradition, Scripture, character of the Passion story, or work of art that enhances the meaning of the season.
This Lenten season, experience the depths of love, the power of forgiveness, and the joy of everlasting life found in the Easter story. Ashes to Glory: An Easter Devotional on DVD takes viewers on a devotional journey from the remembrance of Ash Wednesday to the celebration of Resurrection Sunday. Each day contains a brief devotion (2-3 minutes) that reflects on a treasured song, poem, tradition, Scripture, character of the Passion story, or work of art that enhances the meaning of the season. A sample of the daily devotional topics: songs including Were You There? and Christ the Lord is Risen Today; poems including Ash Wednesday by Christina Rossetti and O Sacred Head, Now Wounded by Bernard of Clairveaux; traditions and symbols such as lilies, butterflies, the changing date of Easter, new clothing, and Easter parades; works of art including Albrecht Dürer’s Praying Hands and Rembrandt’s Descent from the Cross; and Biblical people and places including Judas Iscariot, Pontius Pilate, Barabbas, Gethsemane, and Golgotha. Whether the observance of Lent is a yearly custom or a first-time experience, viewers are sure to deepen their faith with the music and message of Ashes to Glory.
Director: Tom Dallis
Starring: Amy Dallis