From Birth to Death: A Lenten Journey is a simple, usable volume of Lenten services designed for laypeople and pastors. It offers complete Lenten services for each of the Wednesdays in Lent as well as for Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. Also included here are sermons for Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, and Easter Sunday. Each of these worship services calls far lay involvement in the form of readings, drama, and participation in dialogue. The congregation is thus given the opportunity to take part in a worship experience that recalls the entire life of Christ, from his birth to his death on the cross. These innovative worship services will allow Lent to come alive for the congregation who experiences them