Many people want to "take on" a discipline for Lent rather than "give up" something. One of the disciplines that many Episcopalians-and other Christians-wistfully think about taking on is the regimen of structured daily prayer that includes the course-reading of Scripture. Forty Days: The Daily Office for Lent offers an accessible, doable, toe-in-the-water introduction to the private recitation of Morning and/or Evening Prayer.
