Reflection for First Sunday in Lent
ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION Jesus withdrew to deserted places to pray. Perhaps they reminded him of the wilderness experience that launched his ministry. There too life was seen and tempted in its elemental simplicity. Where the tempter sought to redefine life’s basic elements as fame and security and a full belly, Jesus discerned the exquisite but taxing simplicity of faithfulness to God in the absence of abundance. . . . Jesus’ withdrawal perhaps has less to do with escaping ministry and more to do with seeking the strength to reengage and keep perspective. Simplify, simplify.
- John Indermark
Traveling the Prayer Paths of Jesus
From page 28 of Traveling the Prayer Paths of Jesus by John Indermark. Copyright © 2003 by John Indermark. All rights reserved. Used by permission. http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/. Learn more about or purchase this book.
Today’s Question
Do you ever take time for personal retreat? Share your reflections.
Today’s Scripture Reading
This Week …
- Special Need:
- This Week: Pray for those who hunger. Add your prayer to the Prayer Wall.
- Tips for Your Spirit:
- Looking for an online devotional specific to the season of Lent? Check out The Awkward Season.
- Saints, Inc.:
- This week we remember John of God ( March 08).
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