At the start of our Lenten journey, we hear again the Gospel story about Jesus's time in the desert, during which He is tempted by Satan. Unlike the Hebrews of long before who put God to the test and were unfaithful, Jesus stood strong in the Word of God and refused to give into temptation and use His powers for His own benefit.
We, too, are called to ground ourselves in who we are, that we are children of God and have a relationship with Him because He first came and loved us, saving us from sin that we might live. And so we declare Him as our personal Savior and Lord. But we don't just proclaim words--we trust in Him day by day as we turn from our desires to His. And it is at the end of Lent, when Easter comes, that we renew ourselves in the faith that, in baptism, brought us into relationship with Him.
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