Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days...
In the season of Lent, we remember the desert for 40 days. We remember ancestors wandering in the desert for forty years. We remember Jesus' pilgrimage, led by the Spirit. In our tradition and in our lives, we see that sometimes 40 minutes or days or weeks or years in the desert is a choice we make, and sometimes it happens against our will. Sometimes we go there to be refreshed, while at other times we frantically and fruitlessly search for the exits.
In the season of Lent, Presbyterian Welcome invites you to participate in a special blogging project.
To participate, simply complete this sentence:
"I find hope in the wilderness when..."
Please attach your name and affiliation as you would like it to appear on the blog, or let us know if you want to post anonymously, and email it to presbyterianwelcome@gmail.com
We will post one sentence/reflection per day, so keep checking back to Psalms Modern as part of your Lenten practice this year..
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