“Lent is a season that invites us to step into the wilderness with all its ambiguity. It challenges us to be courageous and face the vulnerabilities we might naturally shy away from. It summons us to learn lessons about ourselves: who we are and who God calls us to be. It suggests that while what we fear most might sometimes bring exactly what we expect, at other times it can bring salvation and hope. There is no easy way through the wilderness, no shortcut route to take. Entering the wilderness takes courage and strength of heart, and we are not always able or strong enough to tackle it, but when we are able and strong enough we can find in it not bleakness but spaciousness; not terror but hope; not disaster but the very salvation we crave.”
From: Let Me Go There the Spirit of Lent by Paula Gooder p.12.
Submitted by: Judy Graziano