Today I took my very longest walk down the beach. The tide was out so I could keep going easily. I thought of Jesus in the wilderness for forty days being challenged by the devil. My wilderness was the beach, going on and on with no other human being as a distraction. The forty days was the long, long time I had available to me, with no time restraints, no obligations. The devil represented my own demons--whatever keeps me from God. Mine included, but aren’t limited to, impatience, pride, jealousy, and judgments. (You probably have your own list and undoubtedly we overlap on a few.)
The Lenten season doesn’t change much for me as far as my routine at the cottage is concerned, but it does remind me to pay attention to this practice of my faith.
I recommend my minister’s sermon yesterday on the topic. One of his many best. http://mccsudbury.org/files/Tempted%20to%20take%20it%20literally.htm
The Lenten season doesn’t change much for me as far as my routine at the cottage is concerned, but it does remind me to pay attention to this practice of my faith.
I recommend my minister’s sermon yesterday on the topic. One of his many best. http://mccsudbury.org/files/Tempted%20to%20take%20it%20literally.htm
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