The Lenten book study, Receiving Jesus: The Way of Love, by Mariann Budde, begins with an overview of the book’s Introduction. After a brief Forward by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, the book’s Introduction takes up the idea of living life focused on a set of spiritual practices. I found this review helpful to set the stage of how we should interpret the Way of Love. As displayed in the graphic, The Way of Love is segmented into seven specific practices: turn, learn, pray, worship, bless, go, and rest. I will not discuss the detail here because each will get their own opportunity of in-depth exploration in the chapters ahead. The idea of a “spiritual rule of life” is something that Bishop Budde discusses in the Introduction, and this rule of life is worth reviewing before we begin our work of walking on the Way of Love.